Knowltonia transvaalensis Szyszyl.

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Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa

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Tandara plateau

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Western butress, Tsetsera plateau

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Synonyms:	Anemone peneensis Baker f. Anemone whyteana Baker f.
Common names:	Blister-leaf (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, up to 0.9 m. Leaves basal, 3-foliolate to 2-pinnate, ultimate leaflets lobed to almost entire, hairy below. Flowers on a long, branched, leafless flowering stem, white, sometimes tinged with pink, c. 2-3 cm in diameter, with a yellow spherical mass of stamens.
Notes:	When crushed, the leaves release a highly irritant sap, containing a chemical called anemonol.
Derivation of specific name:	transvaalensis: from the Transvaal, South Africa
Habitat:	In damp places in montane grassland and bracken scrub.
Altitude range:	1500 - 2100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	MS
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 25 July 2012
Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 97. Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960). Ranunculaceae FZ 1(1) Pages 97 - 98. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 140 - 141. (Includes a picture). 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 69. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 140 - 141.

Other sources of information about Knowltonia transvaalensis:

African Plant Database: Knowltonia transvaalensis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Knowltonia transvaalensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Knowltonia transvaalensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Knowltonia transvaalensis
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Knowltonia transvaalensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Knowltonia transvaalensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Knowltonia transvaalensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Knowltonia transvaalensis
Tropicos: Knowltonia transvaalensis
West African Plants database: Knowltonia transvaalensis