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Monsonia senegalensis
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Hwali River bridge
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Hwali River bridge
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| Common names: | Annual dysentery-flower (English) |
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Prostrate, decumbent or suberect annual herb, branching from a slightly woody base. Stems up to 40 cm long, densely covered in gland-tipped hairs. Leaves sometimes apparently opposite, ovate, up to c. 4 × 3 cm, cordate at the base; margin toothed. Flowers usually solitary, leaf-opposed or sometimes axillary, pink with darker veins; petals often shallowly lobed at the apex; stamens 15. Fruit, including the erect rostrum, 7-10.5 cm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | senegalensis: of Senegal |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to Egypt, Ethiopia and Kenya. Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Limpopo, S Africa. Also in Asia from Arabia to India. |
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| Literature: |
Venter, H.J.T. (1979). A Monograph of Monsonia L. (Geraniaceae) Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen 79-9 Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Pages 98 - 105. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Monsonia senegalensis:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Monsonia senegalensis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Monsonia senegalensis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Monsonia senegalensis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Monsonia senegalensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Monsonia senegalensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Monsonia senegalensis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Monsonia senegalensis
Tropicos: Monsonia senegalensis
West African Plants database: Monsonia senegalensis
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