Swertia welwitschii Engl.

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Swertia welwitschii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Airedale rd to Bonda, Nyanga

Swertia welwitschii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Circular Drive towards Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

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Synonyms: Adenopogon stellarioides Welw.
Swertia sharpei N.E. Br.
Swertia stellarioides Hiern
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Status: Native
Description:
Erect annual herb, 25-80 cm. Stems simple or branching at the apex. Basal leaves soon disappearing. Leaves along the stem suberect, linear-lanceolate, 3 veined from the base. Flowers 5-merous, white or cream with darker veins. Corolla divided nearly to the base with two yellowish nectar glands at the base of each lobe. Fruit a small, narrowly ellipsoid capsule, splitting into 2 valves.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872)
Habitat: In wet, marshy grassland and along river banks.
Altitude range: (metres) 1350 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,C,E
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Images last updated: Friday 1 February 2019
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 178.

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 54.

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 53.

Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Page 28.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 67.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Swertia welwitschii
African Plant Database: Swertia welwitschii
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Swertia welwitschii.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144840, retrieved 3 December 2024

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