Triumfetta cordifolia A.Rich.

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Triumfetta cordifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lomami River, downstream from Lieki, island in front of opposite bank

Triumfetta cordifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lomami River, downstream from Lieki, island in front of opposite bank

Triumfetta cordifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lomami River, downstream from Lieki, island in front of opposite bank

Triumfetta cordifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lomami River, downstream from Lieki, island in front of opposite bank

Triumfetta cordifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lomami River, downstream from Lieki, island in front of opposite bank

Triumfetta cordifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Lomami River, downstream from Lieki, island in front of opposite bank

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Synonyms: Triumfetta angiensis De Wild.
Triumfetta multipliciforma De Wild.
Triumfetta ruwenzoriensis Sprague var. butaguensis De Wild.
Triumfetta tricuspidatifolia De Wild.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Cape Verde
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: cordifolia: with cordate (heart-shaped) leaves.
Habitat: Along edges of forest and on river banks, often in secondary or disturbed places.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: From Cape Verde Islands and Senegal to Ethiopia and South to Angola and Zambia.
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 472. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 160.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 76. as T. cordifolia tomentosa

Troupin, G. (1983). Tiliaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 376. (Includes a picture).

Wilczek, R. (1963). Tiliaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Pages 55 - 58.

Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 76. As Triumfetta cordifolia tomentosa


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Flora of Burundi: Triumfetta cordifolia
Flora of the DRC: Triumfetta cordifolia
Flora of Zambia: Triumfetta cordifolia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Triumfetta cordifolia
African Plant Database: Triumfetta cordifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Triumfetta cordifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Triumfetta cordifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Triumfetta cordifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Triumfetta cordifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Triumfetta cordifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Triumfetta cordifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Triumfetta cordifolia
Plants of the World Online: Triumfetta cordifolia
Tropicos: Triumfetta cordifolia
Wikipedia: Triumfetta cordifolia


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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Triumfetta cordifolia.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=194140, retrieved 19 June 2026

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