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Striga bilabiata
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Cecil Kop nature Reserve, Mutare
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Along road to Mawenje Lodge-Outward Bound, Chimanimani
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Maonza, Vumba
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Maonza, Vumba
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Maonza, Vumba
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Synonyms: |
Buchnera bilabiata Thunb. Striga thunbergii Benth. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, annual herb, 10-55 cm tall. It is a root parasite of grasses. Stems usually unbranched, pubescent with whitish hairs. Leaves opposite, erect along the stem, linear-lanceolate, 5-20 mm long, with rough, thick-based hairs. Flowers in dense terminal spikes, several flowers open at the same time. Bracts lanceolate, imbricate, ciliate hairy on margins and midrib. Calyx tube 2-3 mm long; lobes distinctly 5-veined. Corolla more or less distinctly 2-lipped, pink, violet or whitish; tube up to 11 mm long, angled just below the lobes; lower lobes c. 4 mm long, all narrow. Capsule c. 3 × 1.5 mm. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | bilabiata: 2-lipped. |
| Habitat: | Grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Feb and May - June. |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Mpumalanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Other varieties occur in East and West Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 2 October 2011 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Striga bilabiataAfrican Plant Database: Striga bilabiata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Striga bilabiata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Striga bilabiata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Striga bilabiata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Striga bilabiata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Striga bilabiata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Striga bilabiata
JSTOR Plant Science: Striga bilabiata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Striga bilabiata
Tropicos: Striga bilabiata
West African Plants database: Striga bilabiata
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