Pentodon pentandrus (Schumach. & Thonn.) Vatke
var. pentandrus

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Island 2, Katombora, Zambezi

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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Annual or short-lived perennial herb with single, procumbent or suberect stems. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate to elliptic. Flowers on long peduncles in axillary few-flowered inflorescences, white, pale blue or mauve with soft hairs on the throat and corolla.
Notes:	Very similar to var. minor but can be distinguished by differences in the style and less funnel-shaped flowers. The distribution of the two varieties does not seem to overlap in Zimbabwe.
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Habitat:	In muddy soil in riverine grassland and Phragmites or Papyrus swamps.
Altitude range: (metres)	750 - 920 m
Flowering time:	Apr
Worldwide distribution:
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W
Growth form:	AP
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 23 October 2005
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