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Frequency: | Apparently rare. |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
In this subspecies the larger leaves are at least 2.5 times as long as broad, oblong to linear-lanceolate. |
Notes: | See subsp. silvestris for general description details. |
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Habitat: | In Zimbabwe not recorded for this subspecies. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Scattered through most of tropical Africa, the warmer parts of Europe and through subtropical and tropical Asia as far as India. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 65. (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 16. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 20. Townsend, C.C. (1988). Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 56 - 57. |
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