Brachycorythis pubescens Harv.

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Brachycorythis pubescens

Image details:

Species id: 180820
Image id:2
Image number:33713
Photographer: N Wightman
Code 1 if image of a herbarium specimen:0
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Code 1 if image not to be displayed:0
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Record details:

Record id:100538
Date: 7 Jan 2019
Recorder(s):N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
Collector(s):
Determiner(s):N Wightman
Confirmer(s):
Herbarium:
Habitat: Dry to moist dambo in sandy loam soil
Location: Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
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Outing code:
Planted code: Not planted
Country: Zambia
Quarter Degree Square: 1324B2
Altitude (metres): 0
Notes: Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.
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Location accuracy code: 6

Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Species information: individual images: Brachycorythis pubescens.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/image-display.php?species_id=180820&image_id=2, retrieved 17 September 2026

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