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| Synonyms: |
Blepharis sp.no.1 (Kelly 225) |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare, known only from 2 collections. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with suberect or procumbent stems, up to 30 cm long, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 6-10 cm long, roughly hairy; margin with numerous forward-pointed teeth. Spikes 10-26-flowered, 3-7 cm long. Bracts green, white near the base and with white veining, silky appressed hairy, tip recurved triangular with narrow spines on the margin. Corolla white or very pale blue, 16-18 mm long. |
| Notes: | Recorded only from the Mwenezi District and in the Gonarezhou National Park. |
| Derivation of specific name: | drummondii: named after R. B. 'Bob' Drummond (1924-2008), former Keeper of the National Herbarium in Harare (SRGH) |
| Habitat: | Occurring in sandy soils on stony ridges. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southeastern Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| 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 178. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 131. 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. Vollesen, K. (2000). Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 77 - 79. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 67. |
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