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Heliotropium steudneri
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Photo: Lene Lauritsen
On the eastern side of the Old Esigodini Road on the corner of Chandler Road, approx 22 km south east of Bulawayo
Photo: Lene Lauritsen
On the eastern side of the Old Esigodini Road on the corner of Chandler Road, approx 22 km south east of Bulawayo
Photo: Lene Lauritsen
On the eastern side of the Old Esigodini Road on the corner of Chandler Road, approx 22 km south east of Bulawayo
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| Synonyms: |
Heliotropium dissimile N.E. Br. ex Baker & C.H. Wright Heliotropium eduardii Martelli Heliotropium nelsonii C.H. Wright |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 90 cm tall. Stems and branches densely appressed-hairy. Leaves alternate; lamina lanceolate, pubescent, with 3-5 prominent lateral veins; margin slightly revolute and sometimes undulate. Cymes in pairs, terminal. Calyx 2.5-3.5 mm long. Corolla entirely white or white with a yellow throat; tube 3.5-5.5 mm long, bearing forwardly-directed hairs; lobes oblong, obtuse to truncate, usually with markedly undulate margin. Fruit smooth, glabrous, obpyriform, depressed between the pairs of nutlets. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | steudneri: after Dr. Hermann Steudner (1832-1863), German physician, botanist, explorer, and plant collector who worked in Ethiopia and Eritrea. |
| Habitat: | In open areas, such as grassland and bushland, on dry, poor, often sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1370 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | East Africa, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 10 March 2013 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. 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 30. Martins, E.S. (1990). Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41. |
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Flora of Botswana: Heliotropium steudneriFlora of Mozambique: Heliotropium steudneri
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Heliotropium steudneriAfrican Plant Database: Heliotropium steudneri
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Heliotropium steudneri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Heliotropium steudneri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Heliotropium steudneri
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iNaturalist: Heliotropium steudneri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Heliotropium steudneri
JSTOR Plant Science: Heliotropium steudneri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Heliotropium steudneri
Plants of the World Online: Heliotropium steudneri
Tropicos: Heliotropium steudneri
Wikipedia: Heliotropium steudneri
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