Barleria crossandriformis
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| Status: | Native |
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Sparsely branched shrubby perennial herb, up to c. 1.3 m tall. Stems mostly spineless, sometimes with small, short spines. Leaves opposite, ovate-elliptic, up to 10 × 4 cm. Flowers in dense terminal inflorescences with leaf-like overlapping bracts, glandular hairy. Corolla yellow to pale orange. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | crossandriformis: resembling the genus Crossandra |
| Habitat: | On rocky hillsides in dry deciduous woodland and scrub |
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| Flowering time: | Jan - May |
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| FZ divisions: | GI,M |
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| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 191. (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 111 - 112. 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 13. |
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