Phymaspermum bolusii
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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: |
Brachymeris bolusii Hutch. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial subshrub up to 2 m. Leaves 3-5 cm, linear, densely arranged along the erect branches. Flowers in yellow terminal corymbs. |
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| Notes: | 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: | |
| Habitat: | In scrub and on roadside verges |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 5 October 2005 |
| Literature: |
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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