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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Herb, 30-8o cm tall. Stem more or less 4-angled. Leaves along the stem, subsessile, opposite, very erect or appressed to the stem, linear-lanceolate, up to 11 cm long, 3-5-veined from the base. Inflorescence a terminal raceme, 10-20 cm long. Bracts broadly ovate-cordate, often connate, 5-8.5 mm long, hairless. Pedicels 4-11 mm long, hairless. Calyx 5-8 mm long with broadly ovate-triangular lobes, 1.5-3 mm long, obscurely veined, gland-dotted. Corolla 18-30 mm long with 5 more or less subequal lobes, pink to purple or blue, occasionally white. Style 16-18 mm long, bent at the tip and persistent in fruit. Capsule ovoid, 7-8 mm long. |
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Derivation of specific name: | angolensis: of Angola |
Habitat: | Along riversides, in wet grassland and in open forests. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 2350 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Burundi, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 10 May 2014 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 265. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 28. Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Scrophulariaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 189 - 191. (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. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 155 - 156. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 178. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 96. |
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