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Plantago palmata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Serena Mountain Lodge, Mount Kenya
Photo: Bart Wursten
Edge of hotel carpark, Serena Mountain Lodge, Mt Kenya
Photo: Bart Wursten
Edge of hotel carpark, Serena Mountain Lodge, Mt Kenya
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Serena Mountain Lodge, Mount Kenya
Photo: Bart Wursten
Edge of hotel carpark, Serena Mountain Lodge, Mt Kenya
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| Synonyms: |
Plantago kerstenii Asch. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Probably rare in Zimbabwe. |
| Status: | Probably native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb growing up to 40 cm tall growing from a short with numerous whitish roots. Leaves in a basal rosette, ovate to almost circular in outline with 7-9 lobe-like triangular teeth; long petiolate. Inflorescence a dense spike up to 17 cm long on a peduncle 5 - 30 cm long but often much smaller. |
| Notes: | This species has a sporadic and disjunct distribution in Africa and appears to be known only from a single record in Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | palmata: palmate, like a hand, referring to the lobed leaves. |
| Habitat: | In disturbed places, along roadsides, in clearings of sub-montane forest, grassland or as a weed of plantations and gardens. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon to Ethiopia and Kenya, south to Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 2 June 2017 |
| Literature: |
Agnew, A.D.Q. (2013). Upland Kenya Wild Flowers and Ferns Nature Kenya - The East Africa Natural History Society Page 275. (Includes a picture). Lehmann, G. (1988). Plantaginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 9 - 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 67. |
Other sources of information about Plantago palmata:
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Flora of Burundi: Plantago palmataFlora of the DRC: Plantago palmata
Flora of Rwanda: Plantago palmata
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Plantago palmataAfrican Plant Database: Plantago palmata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Plantago palmata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Plantago palmata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Plantago palmata
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Plantago palmata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Plantago palmata
JSTOR Plant Science: Plantago palmata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Plantago palmata
Plants of the World Online: Plantago palmata
Tropicos: Plantago palmata
Wikipedia: Plantago palmata
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