Stemodia serrata Benth.

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Stemodia serrata

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Chikwenya floodplain

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Synonyms: Stemodia senegalensis Desf.
Stemodiacra senegalensis (Desf.) Kuntze
Stemodiacra serrata (Hochst.) Kuntze
Sutera serrata Hochst.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
For descriptions see World Flora Online
Type location:
Senegal
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: serrata: serrate, saw-toothed
Habitat: In marshy places.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Burundi, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Madagascar. Also in India.
FZ divisions: N
Growth form(s): Annual.
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Wednesday 21 May 2014
Literature:

Fischer, E. (1999). Scrophulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda & Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Pages 66 - 67. (Includes a picture).

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. Under Scrophulariaceae

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 189.

Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 38 - 39. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Burundi: Stemodia serrata
Flora of Mozambique: Stemodia serrata
Flora of Zambia: Stemodia serrata

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Stemodia serrata
African Plant Database: Stemodia serrata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stemodia serrata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stemodia serrata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Stemodia serrata
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iNaturalist: Stemodia serrata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Stemodia serrata
JSTOR Plant Science: Stemodia serrata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stemodia serrata
Plants of the World Online: Stemodia serrata
Tropicos: Stemodia serrata
Wikipedia: Stemodia serrata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Stemodia serrata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=151260, retrieved 19 June 2026

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