Aeollanthus rehmannii Gürke

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Aeollanthus rehmannii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Backpackers and Overlanders Lodge, Twentydales ext rd, Epworth, Harare

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Synonyms: Aeollanthus crenatus Moore
Common names:
Frequency: Common
Status: Native
Description:
Aromatic perennial herb or subshrub. Stems 1-many, erect or ascending, 15-100 cm long, with recurved hairs. Leaves opposite, ovate, rarely elliptic with prominent veins below; margins crenate-dentate. Inflorescence a lax panicle. Flowers often one-sided on the lateral inflorescence branches. Bracts elliptic, lanceolate or linear, up to 3.5 mm long. Corolla white or pale violet; upper lip subequally 4-lobed with vertical rows of dark violet spots; lower lip boat-shaped, often darker towards the apex.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: rehmannii: named for Anton Rehmann, 1840-1917, Polish botanist and collector
Habitat: In shallow soil pockets on rocks.
Altitude range: (metres) Up to 1700 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Western Angola and Namibia in the West; eastern Zambia, southern Tanzania to S Africa in the East.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W,C,E,S
Growth form: P
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Content last updated: Friday 30 March 2007
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Other sources of information about Aeollanthus rehmannii:

Flora of Mozambique: Aeollanthus rehmannii
African Plant Database: Aeollanthus rehmannii
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Aeollanthus rehmannii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeollanthus rehmannii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aeollanthus rehmannii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aeollanthus rehmannii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aeollanthus rehmannii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aeollanthus rehmannii
JSTOR Plant Science: Aeollanthus rehmannii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aeollanthus rehmannii
Tropicos: Aeollanthus rehmannii
West African Plants database: Aeollanthus rehmannii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Aeollanthus rehmannii.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149600, retrieved 23 May 2013

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