Monsonia angustifolia E. Mey. ex A. Rich.

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Near upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

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Synonyms:	Monsonia biflora DC var. angustifolia Burtt Davy
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Status:	Native
Description:	Decumbent or suberect annual herb, branching from a slightly woody base. Stems up to 50 cm long but usually shorter, pubescent and covered in very short gland-tipped hairs mixed with longer ones. Leaves narrowly oblong or elliptic, up to c. 3.5 × 1 cm, with indumentum as the stems; margin irregularly toothed; petiole 0.5-2 cm. Flowers in 1-3-flowered pseudumbel, leaf-opposed or sometimes in the axil of 2 apparently opposite leaves, mauve to blue or rarely white or yellowish; petals 9-14 mm long, often shallowly lobed at the apex. Fruit, including the erect rostrum, 5-9 cm long.
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Derivation of specific name:	angustifolia: narrow-leaved
Habitat:	In grassland or open woodland, along road sides or streams, mostly in sandy soils.
Altitude range:	Up to 2150 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Africa from Nigeria to Somalia and south to South Africa. Also in Madagascar.
Mozambique distribution:	GI,M
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Content last updated:	Saturday 7 April 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 75. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 204 - 205. (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 53. Mueller, T. (1963). Geraniaceae FZ 2(1) Page 140. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 67. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 400 - 401. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 216 - 217. (Includes a picture). Venter, H.J.T. (1979). A Monograph of Monsonia L. (Geraniaceae) Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 79-9 Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Pages 10 - 18. (Includes a picture).

Other sources of information about Monsonia angustifolia:

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