Anthospermum vallicola S. Moore

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Small pass on ridge North of Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts

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Frequency:	Locally frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Much-branched shrub, usually single-stemmed, 1-3 m tall. Branches ascending to erect, more or less papillate, densely leafy. Leaves in whorls of 3, linear to linear-lanceolate, 1.5-5.5cm long, hairless; margin entire, often rolled under, sometimes flat. Stipular sheath hairy with at least one narrowly triangular seta, 0.7-1.5 mm long. Flowers in dense clusters at the nodes, greenish-yellow to pale yellow, sometimes reddish-tinged, unisexual; male and female flowers on different plants. Fruit with mericarps oblong, 1.8-3.5 mm long, hairless, reddish-brown, shiny.
Notes:	Though not listed in Endemic Plants Species of Zimbabwe (A. Mapaura in Kirkia 18-2, 2002), the restricted distribution of this species would justify this as a near-endemic.
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Habitat:	Montane rocky areas, often as a constituent of 'ericoid' scrub.
Altitude range: (metres)	1700 - 2600 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique (including Mt Gorongosa).
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Images last updated:	Wednesday 7 September 2011
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 903. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 92. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. 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. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 154 - 155. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98.

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