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Piriqueta capensis
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Hill near Tuli police camp.
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Hill near Tuli police camp.
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| Synonyms: |
Turnera capensis Harv. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby perennial herb, up to c. 1 m high. Leaves elliptic to oblong-ovate, rarely obovate, 1-4.5 cm long, more or less densely covered in sub-appressed hairs on both surfaces, with 1-4 submarginal impressed glands on each side near the base; margin with a few widely separated shallow teeth; petiole 2-4 mm long or absent. Flowers yellow with sepals as long as the petals. Capsule ovoid, 4-7 mm long, hairy, brownish-green. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | capensis: of the Cape |
| Habitat: | In dry stony woodland and scrub. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 2 June 2016 |
| Literature: |
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. Fernandes, R. (1978). Turneraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 349 - 351. (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 81. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 182 - 183. (Includes a picture). |
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