Lythrum rotundifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Ngare-Ndare Nature Reserve, Timau

Synonyms:	Lythrum lyratum Peter
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Status:	Native
Description:	For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Derivation of specific name:	rotundifolium: with short and broad, round leaves.
Habitat:	In wet and swampy places.
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Worldwide distribution:	DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and doubtful in Malawi.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Maquet, P. (1983). Lythraceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 483. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 155.

Flora of Burundi: Lythrum rotundifolium
Flora of the DRC: Lythrum rotundifolium
Flora of Kenya: Lythrum rotundifolium
Flora of Rwanda: Lythrum rotundifolium
Flora of Tanzania: Lythrum rotundifolium

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