Pterodiscus elliottii
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Photo: Jonathan Francis
Mongwe Road, Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
Photo: Jonathan Francis
Mongwe Road, Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe
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| Status: | Native |
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Perennial herb, c. 20 cm high; basal organ a short woody stem, arising from a subterranean pyriform tuber. Leaves lanceolate or oblanceolate, up to 12 × 2.5 cm, undulate to slightly dentate. Corolla dark purple to wine-red, sometimes with a yellow throat; tube funnel-shaped, 4-5 cm long. Fruit c. 2.2 × 2 cm, 4-winged. |
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Matabeleland, Zimbabwe |
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| Habitat: | In woodland, especially mopane woodland. |
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| FZ divisions: | N,W |
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| Images last updated: | Wednesday 11 January 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Page 94. 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 66. |
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