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Synonyms: |
Eranthemum subviscosum C.B. Clarke Pseuderanthemum tunicatum sensu Milne-Redh. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrubby perennial herb up to 2 m but usually much less, occurring in the understorey of evergreen forest. Leaves opposite, thinly textured, dark green, elliptic, base tapering into the petiole; margin entire. Flowers in terminal spike-like inflorescences. Corolla 2-lipped with a long narrow tube, white or pale mauve. |
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Habitat: | Understorey of evergreen forest |
Altitude range: (metres) | 350 - 1640 m |
Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, CAR, DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar and Comoro Islands. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 20 March 2008 |
Literature: |
Champluvier, D. (2002). Contribution to the study of the genus Pseuderanthemum (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa (in French) Pages 36 - 39. as Pseuderanthemum albo-coeruleum subsp. robustum (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 45. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 19. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 480 - 481. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 131 - 133. (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. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 35. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 72. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 87. |
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