Fagopyrum snowdenii (Hutch. & Dandy) S.P.Hong

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Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

Fagopyrum snowdenii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cyamudongo Forest, Nyungwe National Park.

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Synonyms: Fagopyrum ciliatum Jacq.-Fél.
Harpagocarpus snowdenii Hutch. & Dandy
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Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Habitat: Clearings and margins of montane evergreen forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Cameroon, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan-South Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania.
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Growth form(s): Climber, perennial.
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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 716. as Harpagocarpus snowdenii (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 212.

Troupin, G. (1978). Polygonaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 193 - 194. as Harpagocarpus snowdenii (Includes a picture).


Other sources of information about Fagopyrum snowdenii:

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Flora of Burundi: Fagopyrum snowdenii
Flora of the DRC: Fagopyrum snowdenii
Flora of Kenya: Fagopyrum snowdenii
Flora of Rwanda: Fagopyrum snowdenii
Flora of Tanzania: Fagopyrum snowdenii

External websites:

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


Copyright: The Uganda flora team, 2026

The Uganda flora team (2026). Flora of Uganda: Species information: Fagopyrum snowdenii.
https://www.ugandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=245130, retrieved 31 October 2026

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