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Striga gesnerioides
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
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By road from Hwange NP to main Vic Falls / Bulawayo Rd, Matetsi Safari Area
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Hwale River bridge, Tuli
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Hwale River bridge, Tuli
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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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| Synonyms: |
Buchnera gesneroides Willd. Buchnera orobanchoides R. Br. Striga orobanchoides (R. Br.) Benth. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted, erect annual or perennial, parasitic herb, 10-35 cm tall, growing from a tuber-like haustorium up to c. 3 cm in diameter. Stems branching from the base, somewhat succulent, 4-angled, greenish-yellow or reddish-purple. Leaves scale-like, appressed to the stems, 5-10 mm long, minutely hairy or almost hairless, greenish-yellow or reddish-purple. Flowers opposite or alternate, 2-3 per node. Bracts of similar length as the calyx. Calyx 5-ribbed, 4-8 mm long with linear teeth. Corolla from pale or pink to dark purple. |
| Notes: | Mostly a root parasite on legumes such as Indigofera, Tephrosia and Vigna but also on grasses and other plants. |
| Derivation of specific name: | gesnerioides: resembling a species of Gesneria, a genus of plants, mostly native to the Caribbean Islands. |
| Habitat: | In woodland, grassland and cultivated ground. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Asia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | A |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 7 October 2011 |
| Literature: |
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Flora of Mozambique: Striga gesnerioidesAfrican Plant Database: Striga gesnerioides
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Striga gesnerioides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Striga gesnerioides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Striga gesnerioides
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Striga gesnerioides
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Striga gesnerioides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Striga gesnerioides
JSTOR Plant Science: Striga gesnerioides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Striga gesnerioides
Tropicos: Striga gesnerioides
West African Plants database: Striga gesnerioides
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