Hypertelis umbellata (Forssk.) Thulin

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Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge.

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12

Hypertelis umbellata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12

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Synonyms: Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser. var. spathulifolia Fenzl
Mollugo spathulifolia (Fenzl) Dinter
Mollugo umbellata (Forssk.) Ser.
Pharnaceum umbellatum Forssk.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
See Hypertelis cerviana for comparison. This species differs in having the basal leaves obovate, oblanceolate or spathulate and the inflorescences pedunculate.
Type location:
India
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: umbellata: flowers in umbels.
Habitat: In wooded savannas, on sandy river banks and dunes, along roadsides and in cultivated ground.
Altitude range: (metres) 30 - 650 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Old World tropics.
FZ divisions: N,Z,T,MS,M
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Tuesday 20 June 2017
Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 542. as Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia

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 15. as Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia


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Flora of Malawi: Hypertelis umbellata
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Hypertelis umbellata

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hypertelis umbellata
African Plant Database: Hypertelis umbellata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hypertelis umbellata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hypertelis umbellata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hypertelis umbellata
JSTOR Plant Science: Hypertelis umbellata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hypertelis umbellata
Plants of the World Online: Hypertelis umbellata
Tropicos: Hypertelis umbellata
Wikipedia: Hypertelis umbellata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Hypertelis umbellata.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=122870, retrieved 26 August 2025

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