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| Frequency: | Very rare. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb. Stem 4-angled, erect, hispid-scabrid, up to c. 18 cm high with a few short branches arising from leaf axils. Leaves along the stem mostly opposite linear-oblong, 25-45 mm long; basal leaves densely clustered, oblong-ovate, 20-45 mm long, 2-3-veined, mucronate at the apex. Inflorescences spikes immature in recorded specimen 10-12 mm long, ovoid. Bracts lanceolate 4-5 mm long, hispid-scabrid. Calyx c. 8.5 mm long, 9-10-veined, 5-lobed, hispid-scabrid. Corolla with tube c. 9 mm long and lobes c. 3 × 2.5 mm, obovate. Flower colour and capsule not known. |
| Notes: | This species is only known from the type collection (Rand 1431, 9 April 1909, BM, Holotype). It has not been recorded again and the listed Red Data status does not seems appropriate. |
| Derivation of specific name: | granitica: of granite places |
| Habitat: | Found in granite soils in woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Around Harare, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 169. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 147. 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 77. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 126. |
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