Sclerochiton harveyanus Nees

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Sclerochiton harveyanus

Photo: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Forest, Vumba.

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Synonyms:
Common names: Blue-lips (E)
Frequency: Local
Status: Native
Description:
Scrambling shrub, occasionally a small multi-stemmed tree. The small fruits are beaked capsules, splitting into 5 valves, ejecting the seeds.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Understorey of evergreen submontane forest.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time: Dec - Mar
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution: ES
Growth form: ST
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Other sources of information about Sclerochiton harveyanus:

Flora of Mozambique: Sclerochiton harveyanus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Sclerochiton harveyanus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Sclerochiton harveyanus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Sclerochiton harveyanus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sclerochiton harveyanus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Sclerochiton harveyanus
West African Plants database: Sclerochiton harveyanus


Copyright: Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten, 2002-10

Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Sclerochiton harveyanus.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153780, retrieved 9 February 2010

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