Anthospermum ternatum Hiern
subsp. randii (S. Moore) Puff

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Synonyms:	Anthospermum erectum Suess. Anthospermum randii S. Moore
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Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Straggling or erect annual or short-lived perennial herb. Stems up to 1.5 m, simple or branched. Leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, oblong-lanceolate, usually with short hairs above and on the midrib below. Flowers in axillary clusters, yellowish-green. Fruit reddish-brown.
Notes:	Subsp. ternatum, which has been recorded in the North of Zimbabwe, is a shorter, more erect plant with linear, needle-like leaves, due to the strongly revolute margins, and has fruits, which are more hairy.
Derivation of specific name:	ternatum: "in threes", referring to the wholed leaves, though these may occasionally be in whorls of 4; randii: named after Dr R.F. Rand (1856-1937), English Medical doctor and early plant collector in Zimbabwe.
Habitat:	In rocky places and open areas in miombo woodland.
Altitude range: (metres)	950 - 2000 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and possibly in Tanzania.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
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Images last updated:	Sunday 25 January 2009
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 238. 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 71. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 87. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 156 - 157. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98.

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