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Embelia rowlandii

Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Shrub, Climber
Native range
W. Trop. Africa to Central African Rep.
Climate
wet tropical

About

Embelia rowlandii is a shrub belonging to the family Primulaceae. The species is a climber with a greyish bark that is usually covered in fine hairs and pale lenticels when younger.

Where it grows

Occurs in Tropical West Africa from Senegal to Nigeria and eastwards to the Central African Republic, it is found along streams in savannahs.

Other Embelia plants

Embelia australiana · Vidanga · Bitter Leaf · River Dotleaf · Robost Embelia · Embelias

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Embelia rowlandii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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