Diclis ovata Benth.

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Lower Slopes Mt Mabu

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Synonyms:	Linaria veronicoides A. Rich.
Common names:
Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Prostrate or decumbent annual herb. Stem sparsely branched, up to 30 cm, pubescent. Leaves ovate with shallow teeth; glandular hairy, particularly on the major veins below. Flowers solitary, axillary, white with purple markings on the corolla tube and upper lip.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	ovata: ovate or egg-shaped, referring to the leaves
Habitat:	A weed of cultivation, riversides and open woodland.
Altitude range:	750 - 2400 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	From West Africa to Ethiopia, Sudan, south to Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Also in Madagascar and Mascarene Islands
Mozambique distribution:	Z,GI,M
Growth form:	A
Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Sunday 22 July 2012
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Other sources of information about Diclis ovata:

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