Limosella macrantha R.E.Fr.

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Kenya
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: macrantha: large flowered.
Habitat: at the edge of a craterlake in subalpine vegetation.
Altitude range: (metres) 3600 - 3700 m
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Worldwide distribution: Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
Growth form(s): Perennial.
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Literature:

Fischer, E. (1999). Scrophulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda & Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 64 - 65. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

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


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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Limosella macrantha.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=262890, retrieved 14 June 2026

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