Leucas nyassae Gürke
var. nyassae
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka
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Synonyms:
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Leucas megasphaera Baker
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb with long spreading prostrate stems from which arise large sessile heads. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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nyassae: from Malawi (Nyasaland) |
Habitat:
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In miombo or Terminalia-Combretum woodland and grassland, often in sandy open ground. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
900 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,C,E |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Wednesday 21 December 2005 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 184. as Leucas megasphaera
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 56.
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 59 - 61. (Includes a picture).
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Leucas nyassae var. nyassae. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149340, retrieved 26 April 2024
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