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Synonyms: |
Kohautia longifolia Klotzsch |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect to somewhat straggling or decumbent annual or perennial herb, up to c. 1 m tall. Stems somewhat quadrangular and woody near the base, mostly hairless or sparsely pubescent on the ribs but becoming more densely hairy towards the top. Leaves opposite, linear to linear-lanceolate, up to 9.5 cm long, hairless or somewhat roughly pubescent; margin often rolled under. Flowers in more or less lax branched heads. Corolla 4-lobed, from bright red to various shades of purple, pink, blue or white above, paler, beneath; tube 2.5 - 7 mm long, greenish. |
Notes: | Although this species has apparently not been recorded from the Eastern Division, the specimen in the photos was found only a very short distance across the border in Mozambique. |
Derivation of specific name: | longifolia: with long leaves. |
Habitat: | Grassland, woodland and disturbed places, often in seasonally wet places. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Northern Somalia, southeastern Kenya, Tanzania, DRC, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
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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: | Sunday 4 September 2011 |
Literature: |
Groeninckx, I., Ochoterena, H., Smets, E. & Dessein, S. (2010). Molecular phylogenetic and morphological study of Kohautia (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae), with the recognition of the new genus Cordylostigma Taxon 59(5) Page 1466. as Cordylostigma longifolia 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 72. As Kohautia longifolia var. longifolia Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 164. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 98 - 99. |
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