Rorippa micrantha
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Urema floodplain North of Lion House, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Urema floodplain North of Lion House, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Urema floodplain North of Lion House, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Urema floodplain North of Lion House, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no11, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Nasturtium brachypus Webb Nasturtium indicum auct. non (L.) DC. Nasturtium nilolicum Boiss. Rorippa indica auct. Rorippa madagascariensis auct. Sisymbrium micranthum Roth |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves up to 8 cm long, obovate to oblong in outline, deeply divided almost to the mid rib, lobed, scalloped or toothed, hairless or very sparsely pubescent. Flowers in a terminal raceme, yellow. Fruit a cylindric siliqua c. 18 × 2 mm, hairless, tipped with the persistent style, dehiscent. Seeds in two rows. |
| Type location: |
Senegal |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | micrantha: small-flowered (in comparison with related species). |
| Habitat: | Occurring on river banks. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T,MS |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 5 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 183 - 185. As Rorippa madagascariensis 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 31. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 76. Troupin, G. (1978). Brassicaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 328 - 330. (Includes a picture). |
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