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Synonyms: |
Hypericum baumii Engl. & Gilg Hypericum lalandii Choisy var. valderamosum Suesseng. & Merxm. |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial herb, occasionally annual, up to 70 cm tall, occurring in wet grassland and swampy places. Stems quadrangular without dark glands. Leaves lanceolate, sessile, clasping around the lower stems, margin recurved. Flowers terminal, solitary or in lax heads, yellow to pale orange with red markings, the petals rolling up in the heat of the day. Fruit a small capsule. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | lalandii: after Pierre Antoine Delalande (1787-1823), French naturalist, explorer and painter from Versailles. |
Habitat: | In wet grassland and swampy places. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1300 - 1900 m |
Flowering time: | Sep - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and South Africa, Madagascar, also Bhutan and Yunnan |
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: | Sunday 26 July 2015 |
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 129. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 21. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 266 - 267. (Includes a picture). Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 59. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 191. (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 35. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 41. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 290 - 291. (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 385 - 386. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 47. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 146 - 147. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92. |
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