Barleria lugardii C.B.Clarke

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Barleria lugardii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road between Robin's Camp turn-off and Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP

Barleria lugardii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road between Robin's Camp turn-off and Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP

Barleria lugardii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road between Robin's Camp turn-off and Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP

Barleria lugardii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road between Robin's Camp turn-off and Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP

Barleria lugardii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road between Robin's Camp turn-off and Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP

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Status: Native
Description:
Shrubby perennial herb. Leaves opposite, elliptic, dull green above, paler greyish-green beneath, with long hairs, partiularly on the veins and margin. Enlarged calyx bracts ovate with long hairs; margin with ciliate hairs but without spines. Flowers 4-lobed, axillary, white, yellowish green in the tube.
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Derivation of specific name: lugardii: after Major Edward James Lugard (1865-1957), British-born plant collector who collected extensively in Botswana.
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Zimbabwe distribution: N,W
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Images last updated: Sunday 11 December 2011
Literature:

Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 106 - 107.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 325. (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 13.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 17.

van der Walt, R. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Limpopo Valley Retha van der Walt, Musina, South Africa Page 2.


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Flora of Mozambique: Barleria lugardii
Flora of Zambia: Barleria lugardii

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Barleria lugardii
African Plant Database: Barleria lugardii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Barleria lugardii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Barleria lugardii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Barleria lugardii
JSTOR Plant Science: Barleria lugardii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Barleria lugardii
Plants of the World Online: Barleria lugardii
Tropicos: Barleria lugardii
Wikipedia: Barleria lugardii


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Barleria lugardii.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153610, retrieved 6 October 2024

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