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Buchnera longispicata
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Mtoroshanga Pass
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Mtoroshanga Pass
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Mpinge Pass, Great Dyke
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Mpinge Pass, Great Dyke
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb with semi-erect or decumbent stems, up to 45 cm. Leaves sessile, opposite or alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence with flowers crowded near the apex, developing into a long spike, up to 30 cm. Flowers deep blue. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | longispicata: with a long spike, referring to the elongated mature inflorescences. |
| Habitat: | In open woodland or grassland, often in sandy areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
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| Content last updated: | Saturday 22 December 2012 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 77. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae FZ 8(2) Page 125. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 96. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 262 - 263. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plant Database: Buchnera longispicataBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Buchnera longispicata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Buchnera longispicata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Buchnera longispicata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Buchnera longispicata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Buchnera longispicata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Buchnera longispicata
JSTOR Plant Science: Buchnera longispicata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Buchnera longispicata
Tropicos: Buchnera longispicata
West African Plants database: Buchnera longispicata
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