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Synonyms: |
Polanisia oxyphylla (Burch.) DC. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect shrubby annual herb 30-80 cm tall. Leaves 3-7-foliolate, up to 2.5 cm long, upper leaves much smaller, subsessile and with fewer leaflets, oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, glandular hairy on both sides; petiole on the lower leaves up to 6 cm long. Flowers in a lax terminal raceme; petals rose-pink to purple, yellow near the base. Stamens 8-12, the lower 4 as long as the petals. Capsule c. 8 × 0.4 cm, glandular hairy. |
Notes: | Note 1: C. oxyphylla var. robusta Kers is listed for the Southern Division in the Checklist of Zimbabwean Vascular Plants (SABONET report 33, Mapaura & Timberlake, 2004) but no details are known since no specimens were found at SRGH. Note 2: this species is somewhat similar to C. hirta but differs in the (ob)lanceolate, not linear leaflets. |
Derivation of specific name: | oxyphylla: with a sharp or pointed leaf |
Habitat: | Occurring in rocky areas. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe (Besna Kobila and Maleme areas in the Matobo Hills), Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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 7 February 2009 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 260. (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 32. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 44. as Cleome oxyphylla Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 200 - 201. As Cleome oxyphylla |
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