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Kohautia cynanchica
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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| Synonyms: |
Hedyotis cynanchica (DC.) Steud. Oldenlandia cynanchica (DC.) K. Schum. ex Kuntze |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or suberect wiry annual or perennial herb, up to 60 cm. Stems somewhat quadrangular, mostly hairless but with sparse rounded papillae along the ridges. Leaves opposite, often appearing whorled due to extra short shoot leaves, filiform to narrowly linear, up to 5cm long, mostly hairless but with loosely arranged papillae; margin often rolled under. Flowers in loose branched heads. Corolla lobes usually 4, white, cream or rarely mauve-pink above, reddish-brown or olive-brown underneath and on the corolla tube; sweetly scented in the late afternoon and evening. |
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| Habitat: | Along dry river courses and wooded grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1600 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 6 May 2008 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Kohautia cynanchicaAfrican Plant Database: Kohautia cynanchica
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Kohautia cynanchica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Kohautia cynanchica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Kohautia cynanchica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Kohautia cynanchica
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Kohautia cynanchica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Kohautia cynanchica
JSTOR Plant Science: Kohautia cynanchica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Kohautia cynanchica
Tropicos: Kohautia cynanchica
West African Plants database: Kohautia cynanchica
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