Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Mackaya bella
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Shenstone, Mt Hampden
Photo: Bart Wursten
Shenstone, Mt Hampden
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Forest bell bush (English) |
| Description: | Height 1-4 m. Leaves elliptic, shiny dark green above, with reddish-purple domatia in the axils; apex attenuate with a drip-tip. Inflorescences of one-sided lax terminal racemes up to 15 cm long. Corolla: tube 4 cm, narrow; lobes pale lavender, with central and lateral purple markings. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | bella: pretty |
| Flowering time: | Sep-Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape) and Eswatini. |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Junonia oenone oenone (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Sunday 25 February 2007 |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mackaya bellaAfrican Plant Database: Mackaya bella
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mackaya bella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mackaya bella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Mackaya bella
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iNaturalist: Mackaya bella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mackaya bella
JSTOR Plant Science: Mackaya bella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mackaya bella
Plants of the World Online: Mackaya bella
Tropicos: Mackaya bella
Wikipedia: Mackaya bella