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Neuracanthus africanus
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Hwali River bridge
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Hwali River bridge
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| Synonyms: |
Barleria sacani Klotzsch ex Lindau Neuracanthus africanus T. Anderson ex S. Moore var. limpopoensis Bidgood & Brummitt |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby perennial herb with erect or decumbent stems up to 1.5 m long. Leaves opposite, sessile or shortly petiolate, subpandurate, constricted in the lower third of the leaf, hairless or with scattered hairs above, pubescent along the veins below; margin entire, sometimes slightly wavy. Flowers in short spike-like axillary inflorescences, 2-6 cm long, with overlapping bracts, 5-11 mm long, with evenly spaced darker veins and long straight hairs on the margin. Corolla, 9-12 mm long, funnel-shaped, white with purple-blue lines in the throat. Capsule 7-10 mm long. |
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| Notes: | Formerly, in Bidgood and Brummitt (1998)'s revision of the genus Neuracanthus, split into two varieties: var. africanus, recorded for the north and west of Zimbabwe and var. limpopoensis in the south; however these have been sunk in FZ 8(6), p. 11. |
| Derivation of specific name: | africanus: African |
| Habitat: | In mopane woodland or scrub on sandy or loamy soil. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 325 - 1100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widely separated populations in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, South Africa. |
| National distribution: | N,W,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bidgood, S. & Brummitt, R.K. (1998). A revision of the genus Neuracanthus (Acanthaceae) Kew Bulletin 53(1) Pages 31 - 39. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 10 - 11. (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 14. As subsp. africanus and subsp. limpopoensis Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 19. |
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