Hermannia floribunda Harv.

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Status: Native
Description:
Erect branching small shrub to 60 cm; most parts stellate-pubescent. Leaves ovate, pubescent above, tomentose beneath; base truncate to cordate; margins irregularly crenate. Flowers 1-2 on axillary peduncles often producing a terminal panicle, yellow. Capsule depressed-globose.
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Derivation of specific name: floribunda: with abundant flowers
Habitat: Among boulders on rocky outcrops in Brachystegia woodland.
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Flowering time:Mar-May
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FZ divisions: W,C,E,S
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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.

Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Page 542. (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hermannia floribunda
African Plant Database: Hermannia floribunda
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hermannia floribunda
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hermannia floribunda
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hermannia floribunda
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iNaturalist: Hermannia floribunda
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hermannia floribunda
JSTOR Plant Science: Hermannia floribunda
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hermannia floribunda
Plants of the World Online: Hermannia floribunda
Tropicos: Hermannia floribunda
Wikipedia: Hermannia floribunda


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Hermannia floribunda.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=139920, retrieved 5 December 2025

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