Chascanum angolense
zambesiacum
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Photo: Theo van der Merwe
10 kms south of the Temane gas works, Bokplaas Farm, near Inhassoro
Photo: Theo van der Merwe
10 kms south of the Temane gas works, Bokplaas Farm, near Inhassoro
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| Synonyms: |
Plexipus angolensis (Moldenke) R. Fern. subsp. zambesiacus R. Fern. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or perennial herb, up to 1.2 m tall. Indumentum (except on corolla) of uniformly short bristles interspersed with long white shaggy hairs and without gland-tipped hairs. Stem woody with ascending straight leafy branches. Leaves distinctly petiolate: lamina up to 6 × 2.2 cm, ovate-oblong or elliptic, regularly serrate in the upper half to two-thirds, entire below; apex acute or obtuse; base cuneate; petiole up to 1.5 cm long. Spikes 14-25 cm (elongating to 45 cm in fruit), terminal, straight, many-flowered with the calyces appressed to the inflorescence axis. Bracteoles 0. Calyx 13.5-14 mm long at anthesis. Corolla white; tube c. 30 mm, slender, abruptly expanded into a flat limb. Mericarps c. 5.5 mm long, separating from one another when ripe, each with an oblique pit at the base. |
| Type location: |
Vilankulo District, Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | angolense: from Angola; zambesiacum of the Zambezi region. |
| Habitat: | Grassland and thickets near rivers |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 200 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | GI |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 12 March 2014 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 95. Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 45 - 46. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chascanum angolense
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