Pentas purpurea Oliv.
subsp. purpurea

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Mozambique records: View all records (26)

Records of this taxon from Mozambique are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
107336003 Dec 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
JM Machinga
BT Wursten
P Ballings
PB3147
BT Wursten
BR

LMA

In montane grasslandPlateau between Mt Nhamedimu and Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts168
59
0Mozambique1933C3 MS1634-19.76540033.0812507
113775023 Apr 2018BT Wursten
BT Wursten
BW1980
BT Wursten
EOWBL

Secondary grassland and bracken scrub Morumbodzi Falls,lower slopes Mt Gorongosa 4,71
53
0Mozambique1834A3 MS932 -18.48281034.0446207
73646014 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire
891
I Darbyshire
K

LMA

Seasonally wet open grassland with sandy-peaty soils, some areas now dried out; scattered small trees and bushes of Maprounea africana, Aeschynomene, Dissotis and Eriosema; and small patches of swamp forest.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound.
44
0Mozambique1933C3 MS340Erect perennial herb with some fleshy horizontal basal stems. Mostly over at this time of year (with brown-black old inflorescences) but occasional branches still with flowers. Corolla small, blue-lilac with paler tube.-19.97583333.0892227
64917126 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
K Mutasa
BT Wursten
Submontane wooded grassland.Western slopes of Mt Shangani above Mutandani Valley, eastern Chimanimani Mts. 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3 MS999-19.81570033.1720007
52985213 May 2011BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
BT Wursten
BW229
BT Wursten
BR

Submontane grasslandPlateau near Nhamassa River, lower slopes Chimanimani Mts.1680Mozambique1933C3 MS1296-19.75248233.0609587
111434009 Apr 2010JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
11717
JE Burrows
BNRH

Track from Nhabawa Village to Chikukwa, Musapa Gap, Chimanimani Mts.0Mozambique1932D2 MS961Erect herb 0.3-0.5 m tall, flowers deep blue; occasional in among grasses on reddish soils in Brachystegia microphylla/B. boehmii miombo woodland.-19.71388932.9922227
52994110 Dec 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
S Dondeyne
BT Wursten
Rocky montane grasslandTsetsera plateau.850Mozambique1932B4 MS1975-19.39836432.8438057
52992113 Jun 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
GrasslandCascades road before plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa. 40Mozambique1834A3 MS856-18.48823934.0292957

Total records found: 8



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Records of: Pentas purpurea.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=155070, retrieved 28 March 2024

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