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Anthospermum ternatum
randii
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Val D'Or
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| Synonyms: |
Anthospermum erectum Suess. Anthospermum randii S. Moore |
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| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Straggling or erect annual or short-lived perennial herb. Stems up to 1.5 m, simple or branched. Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, oblong-lanceolate, usually with short hairs above and on the midrib below. Flowers in axillary clusters, yellowish-green. Fruit reddish-brown. Subsp. ternatum, which has been recorded in the North of Zimbabwe, is a shorter, more erect plant with linear, needle-like leaves, due to the strongly revolute margins, and has fruits, which are more hairy. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | ternatum: "in threes", referring to the wholed leaves, though these may occasionally be in whorls of 4. | |
| Habitat: | In rocky places and open areas in miombo woodland. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 950 - 2000 m | |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | NWCES | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 25 January 2009 |
Other sources of information about Anthospermum ternatum:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Anthospermum ternatum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Anthospermum ternatum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Anthospermum ternatum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Anthospermum ternatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anthospermum ternatum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Anthospermum ternatum
West African Plants database: Anthospermum ternatum
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