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Glinus lotoides
virens
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no8 between road no4 and no11, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no8 between road no4 and no11, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no8 between road no4 and no11, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no11, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Mollugo glinus A. Rich. var. virens (Fenzl) Oliv. Mollugo hirta Thunb. var. virens sensu Hiern |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See Glinus lotoides var. lotoides for general description details. This variety differs in being almost hairless or, if stellate hairy never very densely so and the plant generally looking green. See also Glinus oppositifolius var. lanatus for comparison which differs in indumentum being simple and crisped, not stellate. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | virens: greenish, referring to the green, less densely hairy appearence of this variety. |
| Habitat: | In various types of woodland, scrub, riverine fringes, grassland and along roadsides, often in sandy soils |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in the Old World tropics and subtropics |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 6 June 2012 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae FZ 4 Page 538. 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 15. under Aizoaceae Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. |
Other sources of information about Glinus lotoides:
African Plant Database: Glinus lotoidesBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Glinus lotoides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Glinus lotoides
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Glinus lotoides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Glinus lotoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Glinus lotoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Glinus lotoides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Glinus lotoides
Tropicos: Glinus lotoides
West African Plants database: Glinus lotoides
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