Rhodognaphalon mossambicense
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Rhodognaphalon mossambicense is a species of flowering plant
in the Bombacaceae
family.
It is found only in Mozambique
.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae is a family of flowering plants or Angiospermae included within Malvales order. As is true for any botanical name, circumscription and status of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view...
family.
It is found only in Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
.
Source
- Bandeira, S. 1998. Rhodognaphalon mossambicense. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.