Fadogia stenophylla Hiern
subsp. odorata (K. Krause) Verdc.

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Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck

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Synonyms: Fadogia odorata Krause
Common names:
Frequency: Frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial herb with short annual unbranched stems, up to 40 cm, growing from a slender creeping woody rhizome. The inflorescences are 1 to 3 flowered, axillary in the lower nodes, sometimes flowering before the leaves appear. (image 2). Flowers greenish-white to yellow.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: stenophylla: narrow-leaved
Habitat: A species of open grassland, vlei margins and edges of Brachystegia woodland, particularly in areas subjected to annual burning. A typical pyrophyte, growing and flowering after the ground has been burnt.
Altitude range: 1250 - 2150 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique; also Angola, D. R. Congo, Burundi
Mozambique distribution: T
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 108 - 109. (Includes a picture).

Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 274 - 276. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 241. (Includes a picture).

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.

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Flora of Malawi: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata
Flora of Zambia: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Fadogia stenophylla
African Plant Database: Fadogia stenophylla
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Fadogia stenophylla
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Fadogia stenophylla
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Fadogia stenophylla
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iNaturalist: Fadogia stenophylla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Fadogia stenophylla
JSTOR Plant Science: Fadogia stenophylla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Fadogia stenophylla
Plants of the World Online: Fadogia stenophylla
Tropicos: Fadogia stenophylla
Wikipedia: Fadogia stenophylla


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=156140, retrieved 29 March 2024

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