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Synonyms: |
Aneilema densum T.C.E.Fr. Aneilema erectum De Wild. Aneilema florentii De Wild. Aneilema katangense. De Wild. |
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Frequency: | Locally frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb up to 50 cm tall with erect or sometimes decumbent stems. Leaves spirally arranged, sessile, sheathing at the base, narrowly lanceolate to ovate, 2-10 cm long, hairy above and beneath particularly on the veins; margin ciliolate. Inflorescence terminal, usually solitary, very densely flowered, 1.5-7 cm long, usually more or less broadly ovoid in shape. Flowers pale orange-yellow. |
Notes: | This species can be distinguished from Aneilema johnstonii by the much more densely compacted inflorescence and the paler yellow flowers. |
Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
Habitat: | Grassland, seepage areas and stream banks. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 2 September 2013 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 294. Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 112 - 113. 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 86. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 39 - 40. (Includes a picture). |
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