Pentas nobilis
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Rocky slopes on left of entry road, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Domboshawa
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Ngomakurira, Chinhamora CL.
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Ngomakurira, Chinhamora CL.
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Ngomakurira, Chinhamora CL.
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby perennial herb with woody stems, mostly less than 1.5 m. Leaves elliptic-oblong to ovate. Inflorescences few-flowered. Flowers white, sometimes tinged with pink, sweetly scented; corolla tube up to 14 cm long. |
| Type location: |
Zimbabwe |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | nobilis: noble, stately |
| Habitat: | In rocky places in Brachystegia woodland but most commonly on granite kopjes outcrops. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | T |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 25 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43. 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 73. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 68 - 70. as Pentas nobilis (Includes a picture). |
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