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Synonyms: |
Diplolophium swynnertonii (Baker f.) C. Norman Physotrichia swynnertonii Baker f. |
Common names: | Blister bush (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Robust perennial herb, 1 - 2 m, with 2-pinnate leaves. |
Notes: | Contact with the leaves may cause a red patch or even a blister to develop. depending on the person's susceptibility to the irritant contained in the leaves. Wild, H., Biegel, H.M. & Mavi, S. (1972: 151). The attached Note 2 describes the effects of the plants in a particular case. |
Derivation of specific name: | buchananii: after John Buchanan (1855 – 1896), Scottish horticulturist, missionary, farmer and plant collector in Malawi, who became Acting British Consul to Central Africa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchanan_(settler). |
Habitat: | Rocky terrain in montane grassland and Brachystegia woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent areas of Mozambique; also on Gorongosa Mountain. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 16 June 2007 |
Literature: |
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 602 - 603. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 21. As Diplolophium swynnertonii 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 18. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 87. |
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