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Anthospermum herbaceum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scrambling perennial herb, either erect and bushy or low and mat-forming. Leaves very variable in shape and size, from linear lanceolate to ovate, more or less hairy, often markedly discolourous. Flowers in elongated clusters, mostly on short lateral branches, greenish to yellowish, sometimes purple-tinged. Fruit small, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, grooved and tuberculate. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | herbaceum: herb-like or herbaceous; not woody |
| Habitat: | In bracken scrub at the edges of forest and grassland, in riverine thickets and along the edges of marshes. |
| Altitude range: | 450 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | The eastern side of Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. Also on the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 28 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
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 71. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 87. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 FZ 5(1) Pages 157 - 158. |
Other sources of information about Anthospermum herbaceum:
African Plant Database: Anthospermum herbaceumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Anthospermum herbaceum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Anthospermum herbaceum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Anthospermum herbaceum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Anthospermum herbaceum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anthospermum herbaceum
JSTOR Plant Science: Anthospermum herbaceum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Anthospermum herbaceum
Tropicos: Anthospermum herbaceum
West African Plants database: Anthospermum herbaceum
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