Phymaspermum bolusii (Hutch.) Källersjö
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba rd before Eagle School rd junction
Photo: Bart Wursten
Vumba rd before Eagle School rd junction
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Synonyms:
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Brachymeris bolusii Hutch.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Locally common |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial subshrub up to 2 m. Leaves 3-5 cm, linear, densely arranged along the erect branches. Flowers in yellow terminal corymbs. |
Notes:
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Locally common in the high altitude and high rainfall areas of the Eastern Highlands. The locality of the record from division C is not known; the folder at SRGH was empty on 5 October 2005. At SRGH, there was only one specimen from division S. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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In scrub and on roadside verges |
Altitude range: (metres) |
Up to 1500 m |
Flowering time: | Jul - Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe and South Africa |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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C,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Wednesday 5 October 2005 |
Literature:
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Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 278. As Brachymeris bolusii
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 27.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Phymaspermum bolusii. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=160830, retrieved 25 January 2021
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