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Carphalea pubescens
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At Kariba Dam, Kariba
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Kariba
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Kariba
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By road from Sinamatella to Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP
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| Synonyms: |
Dirichletia pubescens Klotzsch |
| Common names: | Cups-and-saucers (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Multi-stemmed shrub, rarely a small tree. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, lanceolate or narrowly elliptic with about 6 pairs of distinct lateral veins, glabrous except for hairs on the mid-rib and veins below. Stipules with 3-5 apical bristles. Flowers in dense terminal heads, white to greenish-white, corolla tube with long yellowish hairs in the throat. Calyx conspicuous, asymmetrical, saucer-shaped. Fruit obconical, ribbed crowned by the enlarged calyx lobes. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pubescens: pubescent, with soft short hairs |
| Habitat: | In sandy or stony soils in hot, dry areas of open woodland. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 25 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 101. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Carphalea pubescens:
African Plant Database: Carphalea pubescensBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Carphalea pubescens
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Carphalea pubescens
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Carphalea pubescens
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Carphalea pubescens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Carphalea pubescens
JSTOR Plant Science: Carphalea pubescens
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Carphalea pubescens
Tropicos: Carphalea pubescens
West African Plants database: Carphalea pubescens
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