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Synonyms: |
Triumfetta descampsii De Wild. & Dur. Triumfetta laxiflora Engl. Triumfetta mastersii Baker f. Triumfetta mastersii Baker f. var. descampsii (De Wild. & Dur.) Sprague & Hutch. Triumfetta rehmannii Szyszyl. Triumfetta welwitschii Mast. var. rehmannii (Szyszyl.) Sprague & Hutch. Triumfetta welwitschii Mast. var. descampsii (De Wild. & Dur.) Brenan |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb, growing annual stems from a woody rootstock, usually flowering before the leaves develop. Inflorescences terminal, covered in a golden velvety indumentum, flowers yellow. The fruits are covered in long, erect reddish bristles. |
Notes: | Triumfetta welwitschii has taxonomically been split into many varieties. Two varieties are still recognized for Zimbabwe: var. welwitschii and var. hirsuta (Sprague & Hutch.) Wild. The varieties mainly differ in variable density, persistence and type of indumentum on the leaves. We treat both varieties here together. |
Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
Habitat: | A conspicuous species of burnt roadsides, grassland and woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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: | Monday 18 July 2016 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 279. as var. welwitschii Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. 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 115. as var. welwitschii and var. descompsii (misspelled) 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 81. as var. welwitschii and var. hirsuta Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 76. as var. welwitschii Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 181. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 68 - 69. as var. welwitschii, var. descampsii and var. hirsuta. |
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