Isoglossa floribunda C.B. Clarke
subsp. floribunda
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Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Local |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Slender herb, up to 1 m. Leaves broadly ovate with acuminate apex. Flowers borne on lax somewhat secund racemes. Corolla 2-3 cm, blue to bluish-mauve. |
Notes:
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Recorded at low altitudes near the Zambezi (Chirundu and Kariba) and at low altitudes in the SE of Zimbabwe (Runde River and Save/Runde junction). There were only 4 specimens from Zimbabwe in SRGH on 6 September 2006 and these notes have been compiled from this limited number. |
Derivation of specific name:
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floribunda: with abundant flowers |
Habitat:
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In dense patches in riverine shade. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
Up to 600 m |
Flowering time: | Mar - Jun |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe distribution:
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Friday 18 June 2010 |
Literature:
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Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 158 - 159.
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.
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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: Isoglossa floribunda subsp. floribunda. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154370, retrieved 5 October 2024
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