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Gisekia africana
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual or perennial prostrate or procument herb. Stems up to 50 cm, fleshy, often tinged with red. Leaves variable, always long and narrow. Flowers in umbel-like groups, often many flowered, pale to deep pink; stamens 10-15. |
| Notes: | This species is very similar to G. pharnaceoides. It can be distinguished by the much larger number of stamens and the often unisexual flowers. |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | In woodland, scrubland, riverine fringes and along roadsides, often in sandy soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread from tropical and southern Africa to Asia |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E,S |
| Growth form: | AP |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 10 November 2005 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Gisekia africanaAfrican Plant Database: Gisekia africana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Gisekia africana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gisekia africana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Gisekia africana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Gisekia africana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Gisekia africana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gisekia africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Gisekia africana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Gisekia africana
Tropicos: Gisekia africana
West African Plants database: Gisekia africana
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