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Barleria elegans
orientalis
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SRGH
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SRGH
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scrambling perennial herb, up to c. 1.3 m tall. Stems finely hairy. Leaves opposite, petiolate, oblong-elliptic, up to c. 8 × 3 cm, dark green above, paler below. Flowers in axillary clusters with lanceolate spiny bracts. Corolla c. 2 cm in diameter, white. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | elegans: elegant |
| Habitat: | In dry riverine thickets, often in shade |
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| Flowering time: | Mar - May |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 6 June 2009 |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 26. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Barleria elegans pageFlora of Mozambique: Barleria elegans
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Barleria elegans
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Barleria elegans
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Barleria elegans
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Barleria elegans
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Barleria elegans
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Barleria elegans
JSTOR Plant Science: Barleria elegans
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Barleria elegans
Tropicos: Barleria elegans
West African Plants database: Barleria elegans
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