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Otiophora inyangana
inyangana
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Vumba road near Tom Hulley road turn-off
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Along track to Bunga Views, Vumba
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By Circular Drive, Nyanga NP
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Along Circular Drive towards Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Many-stemmed, perennial dwarf shrub, growing from a yellowish woody base. Stems up to 90 cm long, usually erect but sometimes prostrate, forming mats. Leaves opposite or 3-4-whorled, linear-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, up to 33 × 13 mm, usually broadest at or below the middle. Inflorescences many-flowered spherical heads, 2-4 cm in diameter. Corolla whitish, pale pink, mauve or purplish, densely hairy in the tube, lobed, spreading and curled back, stamens long exserted. See O. inyangana subsp. parvifolia for comparison. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | inyangana: of Nyangani |
| Habitat: | In rocky montane grassland and along forest edges. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1200 - 2580 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and adjacent parts of Mozambique |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 1 February 2019 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. As Otiophora inyangana 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 93. 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 73. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Page 146. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Otiophora inyanganaAfrican Plant Database: Otiophora inyangana
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Otiophora inyangana
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