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Barleria gueinzii
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Mountain Inn, Zoutpansberg, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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SRGH
Photo: Mark Hyde
SRGH
Photo: Mark Hyde
SRGH
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Unarmed scrambling shrub, up to c. 2m tall. Leaves opposite, ovate, up to c. 5 × 2.5 cm, pale olive-green, velvety; petiole up to 10 mm long. Flowers mauve-blue, c. 4 cm in diameter, held between papery, ovate calyx lobes, pale yellowish-green, red-veined with spiny margins. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | gueinzii: named after Wilhelm Gueinzius (1814-1874), German apothecary, who lived and collected plants in South Africa |
| Habitat: | Occurring in woodland and along forest margins, often in rocky places. |
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| Flowering time: | Feb - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 6 March 2011 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 190. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 18. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 79 - 81. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Barleria gueinziiAfrican Plant Database: Barleria gueinzii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Barleria gueinzii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Barleria gueinzii
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Barleria gueinzii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Barleria gueinzii
JSTOR Plant Science: Barleria gueinzii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Barleria gueinzii
Plants of the World Online: Barleria gueinzii
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