Crepidorhopalon spicatus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Torenia spicata Engl. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small erect perennial herb, 5-20 cm tall. Stem branched, 4-angular, winged. Leaves opposite along the stems, sessile, elliptic-lanceolate,10-25 mm long; margin entire or with widely spaced minute teeth. Flowers solitary, axillary, appearing spike-like by the absence of upper leaves. Calyx 2-lipped and distinctly 5-winged. Corolla c. 4 m in diameter, blue with a darker purple and white mark at the base of the 3-lobed lower lip. |
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| Notes: | The specimen in the images (Wursten BW2192, BR) appears to be the first record for the Manica-Sofala Division. |
| Derivation of specific name: | spicatus: spike-like, referring to the appearance of the flowers on the upper branchlets |
| Habitat: | In sandy or gravelly soils in grassland or open woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to Sudan and south to Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | N,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 11 July 2021 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. 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 77. Under Scrophulariaceae Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 58 - 59. As Torenia spicata (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 103. |
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