Leobordea platycarpa explained
Leobordea platycarpa is a common annual plant in the drier parts of the African continent found in open ground, roadsides, cultivated ground and other disturbed places or in short grassland on sand.[1]
Distribution
Recorded growing at altitudes of 900m (3,000feet) to 1400m (4,600feet) L. playcarpa makes its home in open ground, roadsides, cultivated ground and other disturbed places or in short grassland on sand.[1]
- Native
Palearctic
Macaronesia: Cape Verde
Northern Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco
Afrotropic
Northeast Tropical Africa: Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan
East Tropical Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
West-Central Tropical Africa: Central African Republic, Zaire
South Tropical Africa: Angola, Zimbabwe
Southern Africa: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa - Cape Province, Free State, Transvaal
Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius
Arabian Peninsula: Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Western Asia: Iran, Israel, Syria
Indomalaya
Indian Subcontinent: PakistanNotes and References
- Web site: efloras results for Leobordea latycarpa (as Lotononis latycarpa) . 2008-04-26 . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Flora Zambesiaca . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew .