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Brachystelma floribundum
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
In plot next to Chimanimani Hotel, Melsetter.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Low-growing perennial herb growing from a tuber. Stem short, annual, short, simple or sparsely branched, with coarse hairs. Leaves linear, up to 75 × 10 mm, finely hairy. Flowers in axillary clusters, up to 12 mostly opening in succession. Corolla bell-shaped, dark purple with long narrow lobes widening near the base, covered in fine hairs. Outer corona cup-shaped with 5 incised lobes. Inner lobes longer than the gymnostegium. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | floribundum: with abundant flowers |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland. |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 2 March 2007 |
| 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 20. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brachystelma floribundumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Brachystelma floribundum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brachystelma floribundum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brachystelma floribundum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Brachystelma floribundum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Brachystelma floribundum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brachystelma floribundum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Brachystelma floribundum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachystelma floribundum
Ispot Southern Africa: Brachystelma floribundum
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachystelma floribundum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Brachystelma floribundum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachystelma floribundum
The Plant List (version 1.1): Brachystelma floribundum
Tropicos: Brachystelma floribundum
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