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Thesium pygmaeum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Saddle above small valley below Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Saddle above small valley below Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Saddle above small valley below Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Saddle above small valley below Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Saddle above small valley below Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb growing from a small woody caudex. Stems many, decumbent to erect, 10-15 cm long, not ribbed. Leaves ascending-recurved to spreading, linear, c. 7-14 mm long, fleshy, pointed at the apex. Flowers solitary in the axils of bracts, 1-5 arranged like a raceme at the ends of branchlets, together forming a profusely branched panicle. Flowers white, sessile or on pedicels up to 2 mm long, with lobes c. 0.6 mm long, triangular, hairless; external glands ellipsoid.Fruit c. 2 mm long, reddish-brown with slightly raised ribs and reticulations. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pygmaeum: dwarved; pygmy |
| Habitat: | On quartzite sandstone rocky outcrops |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1380 - 1640 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Known only from the Chimanimani Mountains in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 28 November 2014 |
| Literature: |
Hilliard, O.M. (2006). Santalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 214 - 215. (Includes a picture). 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 76. Timberlake, J., Darbyshire, I., Wursten, B., Hadj-Hammou, J., Ballings, P., Mapaura, A., Matimele, H., Banze, A., Chipanga, H., Muassinar, D., Massunde, J., Chelene, I., Osborne, J., Shah, T. (2016). Chimanimani Mountains: Botany and Conservation. Report produced under CEPF Grant 63512. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. Page 47. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 99. |
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Thesium pygmaeum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Thesium pygmaeum
The Plant List (version 1.1): Thesium pygmaeum
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