Exacum oldenlandioides (S. Moore) Klackenb.

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Trail along Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms:	Exacum quinquenervium auct. Sebaea oldenlandioides S. Moore
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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect annual herb, 10-60 cm high. Stems slender, simple or branched, 4-ridged. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate or more or less narrowly elliptic, 1-5 cm long, lower leaves usually smaller3-5-veined from the base, hairless. Flowers in dichotomously branched terminal or axillary inflorescences. Pedicels 4-15 mm long; bracts linear, 2-10 mm long; calyx with lobes 2-4.5 mm long, ovate-elliptic, very broadly winged; corolla 5-lobed, blue or pale violet, rarely white, often drying yellowish. Fruit a small obovoid-globose capsule, 2-4.5 mm in diameter.
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Derivation of specific name:	oldenlandioides: like an Oldenlandia sp. (Rubiaceae).
Habitat:	Moist ground, on stream and river banks and in sandy margins of pans.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Tropical Africa and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 8 August 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. 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 FZ 7(4) Page 8. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 66.

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