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Synonyms: |
Bothriocline longipes sensu auct. non (Oliv. & Hiern) N.E. Br. |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect shrubby perennial with annual stems 0.5-3 m tall. Stems mostly herbaceous, sometimes becoming woody below. Leaves opposite, sometimes 3-whorled, 4-20 cm long, elliptic to lanceolate, finely but roughly hairy on both surfaces; margin serrate-dentate. Inflorescence branched with many small capitula. Florets pale to deep mauve or purple. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | inyangana: of Mt Nyangani |
Habitat: | Submontane grassland, forest margins and streamsides; also in high rainfall wooded grassland |
Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1450 m |
Flowering time: | Mar - May |
Worldwide distribution: | From Tanzania and the DRC south to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 12 September 2008 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 174 - 175. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 84. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. As Bothriocline inyangana 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 24. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 166 - 168. As Bothriocline inyangana (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88. |
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