Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora (S. Moore) Lindau

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Hillside, Harare.

Synonyms:	Calophanes thunbergiiflora S. Moore
Common names:
Description:	Much-branched shrub up to 2 m high. Most parts with sticky glands. Leaves ovate-elliptic, 1.5-5.5 cm long, pubescent, particularly on the veins. Flowers in 3-18-flowered axillary clusters, sometimes solitary towards the tips of branches. Corolla 5-lobed, trumpet-shaped, only slightly zygomorphic, white, mauve, purple, lilac or pale to dark blue with darker patches in the throat and on the lower lip.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	thunbergiiflora: with flowers like a Thunbergia.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to drier bush in Kenya and Uganda. A popular garden plant in South-central and Southern Africa.
Growth form(s):
Insects associated with this species:	Calesia zambesita (Larval foodplant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Vollesen, K. (2009). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 195 - 196.

Flora of Zambia: cultivated Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora

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