Lepidagathis randii
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Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Synonyms: |
Lepidagathis dicomoides Hutch. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex herb, with few to several-branched erect, decumbent or trailing from a woody base, 15-70 cm tall. Leaves subsessile, linear-lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 4.5-8.8 cm long, 3-veined from the base, more or less densely hairy when young; margin entire. Inflorescence usually axillary in the upper half of the stems, rarely at the base, clusters together forming a dense globose or hemispheric head, 1.8-5 cm in diameter; bracts brown with a darker tip, linear-lanceolate, 10-19 mm long with a long linear; white hairy on the margin and more or less short hair on the surface. Calyx lobes green with a dark-purple-brown tip; whitish hairy. Corolla 10-15 mm long, white, greyish or pale pink with pinkish-purple lobes; lower lip with purple and yellow markings; upper lip sometimes with a few purple markings, silky hairy outside; tube 5.5-8.5 mm long; upper lip 3-5 mm long; lower lip 3.5-6.5 mm long. Capsule 5.5-7.5 mm long, hairless. |
| Type location: |
Zimbabwe |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | randii: named after Dr R.F. Rand (1856-1937), English Medical doctor and early plant collector in Zimbabwe. |
| Habitat: | In Miombo woodland, Combretum-Terminalia woodland, open grassland, along roadsides and in other disturbed areas or on rocky hillsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 700 - 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Jul (Oct) |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | N,C |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 32 - 33. 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 14. as Lepidagathis dicomoides Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 19. As Lepidagathis dicomoides |
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