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Turbina holubii
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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By road from Main Camp to Sinamatella, Hwange NP
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By road from Main Camp to Sinamatella, Hwange NP
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Road from Little Toms to Big Toms, Hwange NP
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By road from Birchenough Bridge-Masvingo Rd to Lake Kyle Recreational Park entrance gate
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| Synonyms: |
Ipomoea holubii Baker Ipomoea rhodesiana Rendle Rivea holubii (Baker) Hall. f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much-branched, many-stemmed deciduous shrub, up to 2.5 m. Leaves ovate-cordate to almost circular with silvery hairs on both surfaces, particularly below. Inflorescences 1-5-flowered, axillary. Flowers mauve or pink, usually darker in the centre; white flowered plants occur rarely. |
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| Habitat: | In rocky soil in woodland, grassland and along roadsides. |
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| Mozambique distribution: | N,T |
| Growth form: | sS |
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| Content last updated: | Saturday 17 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 56. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 100, plates 135. 136 & 137 |
Other sources of information about Turbina holubii:
African Plant Database: Turbina holubiiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Turbina holubii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Turbina holubii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Turbina holubii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Turbina holubii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Turbina holubii
JSTOR Plant Science: Turbina holubii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Turbina holubii
Tropicos: Turbina holubii
West African Plants database: Turbina holubii
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