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Synonyms: |
Brachystelma pygmaeum (Schltr.) N.E. Br. Brachystelma pygmaeum (Schltr.) N.E. Br. var. breviflorum (Schltr.) N.E. Br. Dichaelia breviflora Schltr. Dichaelia pygmaea Schltr. |
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Frequency: | Rare |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Low-growing perennial herb with spreading annual stems 40-80 cm, growing from a tuber. Leaves narrowly to broadly ovate, thinly hairy below. Flowers 1-3 in the upper leaf axils. Corolla with a shallow tube, the slender perianth lobes fusing at the tips to form a cage over the column, variable in colour but mostly pale yellow. Corona much reduced and appearing as an extension to the gymnostegium. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | pygmaeum: pygmy |
Habitat: | Among rocks in grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1700 - 2500 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | 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: | Friday 2 March 2007 |
Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 166. 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. as Brachystelma pygmaeum |
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