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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Nyanga hedge plant (English) Rutsvanzwiti (Shona) Transvaal honey bell bush (English) |
Frequency: | Frequent in habitat in the E Highlands |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Slender shrub up to 2 m, rarely a small tree. Stems square. Leaves opposite, oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, somewhat leathery, shiny bright green; margin with scattered teeth mainly on the apical half. Flowers in few-flowered axillary clusters, white, mauve or lilac. Fruit an ovoid-ellipsoid capsule, dull yellow to pale brown, tipped by the persistent style. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | tropica: of the tropics, tropical |
Habitat: | In wet places, such as by streams and rivers and also in bush clumps in grassland. Also in secondary bracken scrub, often as a pioneer in cleared areas or fire breaks. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1070 - 1910 m |
Flowering time: | Sep - Feb (some all year round) |
Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Limpopo and Gauteng, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 1 May 2008 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 873. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 273. 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 78. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 20 - 21. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 99. |
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