Antherotoma senegambiensis (Guill. & Perr.) Jacq.-Fél.

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Path to Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique

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Ridge above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa

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Lower slopes Mt Mabu

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Plateau between Mucandue and Mutandani Rivers, eastern Chimanimani Mts.

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Footpath to Mt Namuli, Sera de Gurue.

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Synonyms:	Dissotis senegambiensis (Guill. & Perr.) Triana var. senegambiensis Osbeckia senegambiensis Guill. & Perr.
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Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Much-branched annual or perennial herb with somewhat scrambling habit, up to 2 m tall. Stems 4-angled, pale green to dull red, more or less densely covered with spreading bristly hairs up to 7 mm long, even longer at the nodes. Leaves opposite, up to 9 × 2.5 cm, more or less narrowly ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, light green on both surfaces or darker above, appressed hairy, 3-5-veined from the base; margin entire to finely crenate with long spreading bristly hairs; petiole 2-10 mm, hairy. Flowers in terminal and axillary clusters; calyx with long spreading bristly hairs; petals up to 17 × 13 mm, pale to bright purple; stamens all similar, yellow.
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Derivation of specific name:	senegambiensis: of Senegambia (now Senegal and Gambia) in West-Africa, where the type specimen was found.
Habitat:	Along river banks, forest margins and in grassland, often in moist places.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Tropical Africa.
FZ divisions:	Z,MS
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Images last updated:	Thursday 19 July 2012
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 208. as Dissotis senegambiensis Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 707. As Dissotis senegambiensis senegambiensis (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. As Dissotis senegambiensis senegambiensis Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 268. As Dissotis senegambiensis senegambiensis under different formas 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. Maquet, P. (1983). Melastomataceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 518. As Dissotis senegambiensis (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 161. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 120. as Dissotis senegambiensis var. senegambiensis Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95. As Antherotoma senegambiensis

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