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Faroa
Faroa is a genus of flowering plants in the gentian family (Gentianaceae), native to tropical Africa. Faroa species are noted for their ability to grow in harsh conditions such as on bare rock, sand, mineralized soils, and mine tailings with high concentrations of copper.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Faroa salutaris
speciesFaroa salutaris
Faroa malaissei
speciesFaroa malaissei
Faroa acaulis
speciesFaroa acaulis
Faroa graveolens
speciesFaroa graveolens
Faroa affinis
speciesFaroa affinis
Faroa schaijesiorum
speciesFaroa schaijesiorum
Faroa richardsiae
speciesFaroa richardsiae
Faroa pusilla
speciesFaroa pusilla
Faroa minutiflora
speciesFaroa minutiflora
Faroa involucrata
speciesFaroa involucrata
Faroa hutchinsonii
speciesFaroa hutchinsonii
Faroa fanshawei
speciesFaroa fanshawei
Faroa duvigneaudii
speciesFaroa duvigneaudii
Faroa corniculata
speciesFaroa corniculata
Faroa chalcophila
speciesFaroa chalcophila
Faroa axillaris
speciesFaroa axillaris
Faroa amara
speciesFaroa amara
Faroa alata
speciesFaroa alata
Faroa acuminata
speciesFaroa acuminata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Faroa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 576219.