Triaspis hypericoides
nelsonii
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Photo: Coleen Mannheimer
Karos camp, Etosha National Park
Photo: Coleen Mannheimer
Karos camp, Etosha National Park
Photo: Coleen Mannheimer
Karos camp, Etosha National Park
Photo: Coleen Mannheimer
Karos camp, Etosha National Park
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Triaspis nelsonii Oliv. subsp. nelsonii |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, suberect, scandent or straggling shrub up to 1 m high. Leaves nearly sessile or petiole less than 5 mm long; lamina 1.5-3.5 cm long, ovate or oblong-ovate, pale green or glaucous; apex usually finely apiculate; underside usually with 2-4 small glands near the base. Flowers distinctly zygomorphic. Petals 8-10 mm, obovate, ± spathulate, mauve, purplish or purplish-blue, fimbriate and shortly unguiculate. Ovary densely sericeous. Samara with lateral wing 2-4 cm in diameter, circular, slightly notched at the apex; dorsal wing obliquely lanceolate. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | W,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 1 August 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Launert, E. (1963). Malpighiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 118 - 119. As Triaspis nelsonii nelsonii 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 60. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Triaspis hypericoidesAfrican Plant Database: Triaspis hypericoides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Triaspis hypericoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Triaspis hypericoides
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Triaspis hypericoides
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