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Triumfetta sp

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Wikimedia Commons - Dinesh Valke from Thane, India

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Description

A tropical shrub in the Malvaceae family, one of approximately 150 Triumfetta species found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Distribution

A tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Notes

There are about 150 Triumfetta species. They are mostly in the tropics and subtropics. It has also been put in the family Sparmanniaceae.

References (1)

  • Wightman, Glenn et al. 1994, Gurindji Ethnobotany: Aboriginal Plant Use from Daguragu Northern Australia. Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin No 18. Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. p 53.

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