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Status: | Native |
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Spreading shrubby perennial herb, up to c. 1.3 m tall. Stems with long axillary spines. |
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Derivation of specific name: | holubii: after Dr Emil Holub (1847-1902), Czech author, physician, naturalist and explorer in Southern Africa. |
Habitat: | On rocky hillsides |
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Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 5. As Barleria holubii Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 120 - 121. 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 13. |
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