Manulea parviflora Benth.
var. parviflora

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Synonyms:	Manulea rhodesiana S. Moore
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Frequency:	Occasional
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, up to 1 m. Leaves in a basal rosette with smaller leaves alternate along the stem, linear to narrowly lanceolate; margins entire to sparsely dentate. Flowers in a terminal raceme, dull yellow to orange, rarely purple.
Notes:	Formerly, as Manulea rhodesiana, treated as an endemic to Zimbabwe. However, after Hilliard (1994), it is now viewed as a component of M. parviflora var. parviflora, which is widespread in southern Africa.
Derivation of specific name:	parviflora: small-flowered
Habitat:	Near wet places in grassland along roadsides and as a weed of cultivation.
Altitude range: (metres)	1000 - 2250 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola highlands, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal)
Zimbabwe distribution:	C,E,S
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Images last updated:	Sunday 5 March 2006
Literature:	Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 180. As Manulea parviflora (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 182. as Manulea rhodesiana Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 147. as Manulea rhodesiana 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 35 - 36. As Manulea rhodesiana (Includes a picture).

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