Dicliptera melleri Rolfe
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Halfway House, near Headlands
Photo: Bart Wursten
Halfway House, near Headlands
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bonda Road, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
Bonda Road, Nyanga
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Synonyms:
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Diapedium melleri (Rolfe) S. Moore Peristrophe mellerioides Merxm.
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Decumbent or procumbent pyrophytic perennial herb. Leaves immature at flowering; lamina 1.5-5 cm long, oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate or rarely linear. Inflorescence of numerous cymules arranged in umbels aggregated into dense conical or cylindric heads. Cymule bracts with length to width ratio 1.2-1.5:1; larger bract 7-10.5 mm long, pale green with hyaline margin, sometimes with a pale ‘window’. Corolla 12.5-16 mm long, white or greenish-cream, with purple or blackish guidelines. Seeds smooth except for minute reticulation. |
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Habitat:
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Occurring in dry open ground, often appearing after fire |
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Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E,S |
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Spot characters:
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Wednesday 5 August 2009 |
Literature:
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Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 280 - 281.
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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Dicliptera melleri. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154190, retrieved 24 January 2021
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