Antherotoma debilis
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Besna Kobila farm, Matobo
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| Synonyms: |
Dissotis bangweolensis R.E. Fr. Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. debilis Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. pusilla (R.E. Fr.) A. Fern. & R. Fern. Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. prostrata A. Fern. & R. Fern. Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. lanceolata (Cogn.) A. Fern. & R. Fern. Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. pedicellata A. Fern. & R. Fern. Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. postpluvialis (Gilg) A. Fern. & R. Fern. Dissotis paludosa Gilg Dissotis penicillata Gilg Osbeckia debilis Sond. Osbeckia phaeotricha Hochst. var. debilis (Sond.) Sond. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, usually with multiple, more or less erect stems 10-95 cm high, often pinkish or purplish, more or less densely covered in bulbous-based whitish appressed hairs. Leaves opposite, linear-lanceolate to ovate, up to 7.5 cm long, lowermost leaves widest, 3-5-veined from the base, appressed setose on both surfaces; margin with fine setose teeth; petiole 2-5 mm long. Inflorescences more or less many-flowered compact terminal heads, 1-3.5 cm in diameter, rarely also axillary. Sepals oblong-triangular, 4-5 mm long with a terminal setose appendage; intersepalar segments c. 2 mm long, persistent. Petals 7.5-10 mm long, mauve, deep pink or rosy-purple. Stamens similar but of two lengths. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | This species is quite similar to Antherotoma naudinii but that species can be distinguished by its annual habit. |
| Derivation of specific name: | debilis: weak, frail, feeble. |
| Habitat: | In moist and swampy places, drier sandy soils and as a weed of cultivated lands. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 4 October 2016 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 58 - 59. as Dissotis debilis (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 4. Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Pages 70 - 71. as Dissotis debilis with various varieties (Includes a picture). Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 243 - 246. Under various varieties 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 61. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 161. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 85. |
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