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Triumfetta welwitschii[Agg]
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Nhabawa Camp, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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Nhabawa Camp, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa Camp, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa Camp, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhabawa Camp, Chimanimani National Conservation Area bufferzone.
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| Synonyms: |
Triumfetta descampsii De Wild. & Dur. Triumfetta laxiflora Engl. Triumfetta mastersii Baker f. Triumfetta mastersii Baker f. var. descampsii (De Wild. & Dur.) Sprague & Hutch. Triumfetta rehmannii Szyszyl. Triumfetta welwitschii Mast. var. rehmannii (Szyszyl.) Sprague & Hutch. Triumfetta welwitschii Mast. var. descampsii (De Wild. & Dur.) Brenan |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, growing annual stems from a woody rootstock, usually flowering before the leaves develop. Inflorescences terminal, covered in a golden velvety indumentum, flowers yellow. The fruits are covered in long, erect reddish bristles. |
| Notes: | Triumfetta welwitschii has taxonomically been split into many varieties. The varieties mainly differ in variable density, persistence and type of indumentum on the leaves. Only var. welwitschii has been recorded from Mozambique. |
| Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
| Habitat: | A conspicuous species of burnt roadsides, grassland and woodland. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 11 January 2020 |
| 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 279. as var. welwitschii Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 115. as var. welwitschii and var. descompsii (misspelled) 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 81. as var. welwitschii and var. hirsuta Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 76. as var. welwitschii Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 181. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 68 - 69. as var. welwitschii, var. descampsii and var. hirsuta. |
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