Desmidorchis
Sign in to saveDesmidorchis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
Native toAlgeria, Burkina, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf States, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco
Observations recorded16
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- 球花角属
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Desmidorchis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.
Its native range is the Sahara and Sahel, from Senegal in the west to Egypt’s eastern coast; south through the Horn of Africa to Kenya and Tanzania; coastal southwestern Saudi Arabia (from south of Jeddah), as well as coastal regions of Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Additionally, some species are restricted to certain areas including Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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