Leptactina delagoensis K. Schum.
subsp. delagoensis

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Leptactina delagoensis subsp. delagoensis

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Levasflor, Cheringoma, Mozambique

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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community

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Stream crossing at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12

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Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Sand nightstar (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or somewhat scrambling shrub or small tree. Bark smooth, peeling, reddish to grey-brown; young branchlets covered in rusty hairs. Leaves crowded at the ends of branches, elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 2-7 cm long, shiny green above, velvety on when young, densely velvety below, particularly on the veins, hairy domatia present. Flowers in clusters at the ends of branches, showy, white, opening in the evening sweetly scented. Corolla tube up to 6 cm long, lobes c. 3 cm long, spreading. Fruit oblong, ribbed, c. 1.5 × 1 cm, densely hairy, crowned with the calyx lobes.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	delagoensis: of Delagoa Bay in South Africa
Habitat:	In sand forest and woodland on sandy soils.
Altitude range:	Up to 720 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS,GI,M
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Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Friday 22 December 2017
Literature:	Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 541. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 987. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 274. As Leptactina delagoensis Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 176. 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 72. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 28.

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