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Sutera floribunda
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Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Susurumba, Juliasdale
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| Synonyms: |
Chaenostoma floribundum Benth. Chaenostoma natalense Bernh. ex Krauss Manulea floribunda Norl. & Weim. Sutera arcuata Hiern Sutera compta Hiern Sutera macleana Hiern Sutera natalensis (Krauss) O. Kuntze Sutera noodsbergensis Hiern Sutera pulchra Norl. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much-branched, aromatic perennial herb, erect or straggling, up to c. 60 high. Stems softly hairy, often sticky glandular towards the top. Leaves opposite, more or less broadly ovate-elliptic to almost circular, 1-3.5 cm long, subglandular-pubescent on both surfaces; margin coarsely toothed with bluntly rounded teeth. Flowers together forming large, branched, leafy inflorescences; pedicels up to 1 cm long; calyx deeply 5-lobed with lobes linear-lanceolate, 4-8 mm long; corolla blue, pinkish-mauve, purple or white, yellow to orange in the centre, 4.5-5.5 mm in diameter with a narrow tube, 5-9 mm long, glandular-pubescent outside. Capsule ovoid, 3-4 mm long, hairless. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | floribunda: with abundant flowers |
| Habitat: | In grassland, woodland and along forest margins, particularly in rocky areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1450 - 2450 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | ES |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 19 January 2019 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 54. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 364 - 365. (Includes a picture). Hilliard, O.M. (1994). The Manuleae. A tribe of the Scrophulariaceae Edinburgh University Press Pages 232 - 234. 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 79. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 32. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 190 - 191. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sutera floribundaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sutera floribunda
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sutera floribunda
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sutera floribunda
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sutera floribunda
JSTOR Plant Science: Sutera floribunda
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sutera floribunda
Plants of the World Online: Sutera floribunda
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Wikipedia: Sutera floribunda
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