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Synonyms: |
Anemone peneensis Baker f. Anemone whyteana Baker f. Knowltonia transvaalensis Szyszyl. |
Common names: | Blister-leaf (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb, up to 0.9 m. Leaves basal, 3-foliolate to 2-pinnate, ultimate leaflets lobed to almost entire, hairy below. Flowers on a long, branched, leafless flowering stem, white, sometimes tinged with pink, c. 2-3 cm in diameter, with a yellow spherical mass of stamens. |
Notes: | When crushed, the leaves release a highly irritant sap, containing a chemical called anemonol. |
Derivation of specific name: | transvaalensis: from the Transvaal, South Africa |
Habitat: | In damp places in montane grassland and bracken scrub. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 2100 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 4 October 2008 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 24 - 25. as Knowltonia transvaalensis (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. As Knowltonia transvaalensis transvaalensis Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 97. as Knowltonia transvaalensis Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960). Ranunculaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 97 - 98. as Knowltonia transvaalensis (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 140 - 141. as Knowltonia transvaalensis transvaalensis (Includes a picture). Manning, J.C., Goldblatt, P. & Hoot, S.B. (2009). The genus Knowltonia subsumed within Anemone Bothalia 39(2) Pages 217 - 219. 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 69. as Knowltonia transvaalensis transvaalensis Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 140 - 141. as Knowltonia transvaalensis Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 157. as Knowltonia transvaalensis Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98. |
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