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Melhania rehmannii
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Guluji loop, Chipinda Pools, Gonarezhou National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Guluji loop, Chipinda Pools, Gonarezhou National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Guluji loop, Chipinda Pools, Gonarezhou National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Guluji loop, Chipinda Pools, Gonarezhou National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Guluji loop, Chipinda Pools, Gonarezhou National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Guluji loop, Chipinda Pools, Gonarezhou National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Melhania griquensis Bolus pro parte |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small woody shrublet c. 30 cm high with all parts greyish hairy. Leaves broadly oblong-elliptic, up to 3 cm long; margin coarsely crenate-dentate; petiole up to 1.3 cm long. Flowers in the upper leaf axils on peduncles c. 1 cm long. Epicalyx bracts broadly ovate, 5-7 mm long, somewhat cordate at the base. Sepals lanceolate, as long or slightly longer than the epicalyx. Petals yellow, broadly obovate, c. 6 mm long. Fruit ovoid c. 8 mm long, hairy. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rehmannii: named after Anton Rehmann, 1840-1917, Polish botanist and collector |
| Habitat: | In dry woodland, often with mopane. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 1 March 2015 |
| Literature: |
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 80. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 107. Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 531. |
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