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Synonyms: |
Exochaenium exiguum A. W. Hill |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
More or less erect annual herb, up to 30 cm tall. Stem 4-ridged, unbranched or sparingly branched above. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate, up to 12 mm long. Flowers cream, yellow or white, solitary or few together on pedicels up to 8 cm long. Calyx lobes 5, lanceolate, 3.5-6 mm long. Corolla 5-lobed with a funnel-shaped tube up to 9 mm long. Fruit an ellipsoid capsule 4-5 mm long. |
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Derivation of specific name: | minuta: very small, minute |
Habitat: | In wet shallow soil overlying rock, marshy areas or at the edges of laterite pans. |
Altitude range: | 850 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
Mozambique distribution: | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Thursday 22 December 2011 |
Literature: |
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 53. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 13 - 15. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 67. |
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