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Rondeletia amoena
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Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Rogiera amoena Planch. |
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| Description: | Shrub or small tree. Leaves ovate, to 15 cm long, densely pubescent beneath. Stipules large, triangular, usually reflexed. Flowers in dense terminal and axillary panicles. Corolla pink, with yellow hairs at throat. |
| Notes: | Some difficulty was encountered in identifying this specimen to species and in particular in separating it from R. cordata. I have followed the approach in Hortus 3, which states that R. amoena has 'leaves which are densely pubescent beneath' while R. cordata has leaves which are 'glabrous to sparsely strigose beneath'. |
| Derivation of specific name: | amoena: beautiful, showy, pleasing |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to southern Mexico and Panama. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Saturday 4 May 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 974. Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 398. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rondeletia amoenaAfrican Plant Database: Rondeletia amoena
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Rondeletia amoena
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rondeletia amoena
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rondeletia amoena
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Rondeletia amoena
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Rondeletia amoena
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Rondeletia amoena
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Rondeletia amoena
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rondeletia amoena
Ispot Southern Africa: Rondeletia amoena
JSTOR Plant Science: Rondeletia amoena
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rondeletia amoena
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rondeletia amoena
The Plant List (version 1.1): Rondeletia amoena
Tropicos: Rondeletia amoena
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