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Trichodesma zeylanicum
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Mazvikadei Dam wall
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Mazvikadei Dam wall
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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| Synonyms: |
Borago zeylanica Burm. f. |
| Common names: | Late weed (English) |
| Frequency: | Common at mid and lower altitudes |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Densely bristly-hairy annual herb to 1 m. Leaves narrowly elliptic. Flowers becoming nodding, in terminal 1-sided bracteate inflorescences. Sepals bristly hairy, enlarging in fruit. Corolla 7-9 mm (shorter than our other Trichodesma spp.), scarcely exserted from the sepals; lobes pale blue to lilac or pinkish. Nutlets 4, smooth and shiny, usually mottled with grey and brown on the outer surface. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zeylanicum: from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) |
| Habitat: | A weedy species of roadsides, disturbed ground and old lands |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1520 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropics and subtropics of Old World; in Africa in east and southern Africa only |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Utetheisa pulchella (Crimson-speckled footman) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 5 December 2011 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K. (1990). Trichodesma FZ 7(4) Pages 95 - 96. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 45. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Trichodesma zeylanicumAfrican Plant Database: Trichodesma zeylanicum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Trichodesma zeylanicum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trichodesma zeylanicum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Trichodesma zeylanicum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Trichodesma zeylanicum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Trichodesma zeylanicum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trichodesma zeylanicum
JSTOR Plant Science: Trichodesma zeylanicum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Trichodesma zeylanicum
Tropicos: Trichodesma zeylanicum
West African Plants database: Trichodesma zeylanicum
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