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Allexis obanensis

Allexis obanensis is a shrub or small tree from the violet family (Violaceae), native to wet tropical forests of southern Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon. It is a wild forest species with little horticultural use, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Violaceae (Violet family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
S. Nigeria to Gabon
Climate
wet tropical

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Allexis obanensis is a species of plant in the Violaceae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Allexis plants

Allexis batangae · Allexis cauliflora · Allexis zygomorpha · Allexis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allexis obanensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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