Wahlenbergia abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Thulin
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Greystone Park NR
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Plataeu above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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Plataeu above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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Path from Tessa's Pool back to Outward Bound, Chimanimani.
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Path from Tessa's Pool back to Outward Bound, Chimanimani.
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Path from Tessa's Pool back to Outward Bound, Chimanimani.
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Path from Tessa's Pool back to Outward Bound, Chimanimani.
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Mutandani River Valley, eastern Chimanimani Mts.
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Plateau between Mutandani and Muvumodzi Rivers, eastern Chimanimani Mts.
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Along road between Nhago Camp and airstrip, Coutada 12
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Along road between Nhago Camp and airstrip, Coutada 12
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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve
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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve
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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve
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Synonyms:
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Lightfootia abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Common |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Annual or perennial herb, up to 90 cm, growing from a taproot. Stems 1 to several. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear to lanceolate. Inflorescence mostly lax. Corolla blue, yellowish or rarely reddish, split almost to the base into linear lobes, slightly hairy inside near the base, glabrous outside. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
Habitat:
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In woodland, grassland, forest clearings, roadsides and old cultivation. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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From South Africa north to Ethiopia and Somalia. Also in Madagascar |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,C,E,S |
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Wednesday 7 March 2007 |
Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 58. As Wahlenbergia abyssinica abyssinica
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31.
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 64.
Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 103 - 105.
Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 90.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Wahlenbergia abyssinica. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157540, retrieved 20 April 2024
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