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Synonyms: |
Gossypium obtusifolium Roxb. ex G. Don var. africanum Watt Gossypium puberulum Klotzsch ex Garcke |
Common names: | Mutonje (Manica) Wild cotton (English) |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small shrub mostly up to 1 ·5 m. tall. Leaves up to suborbicular in outline, 6 × 6 cm, 5–7-lobed less than half-way, cordate at the base; lobes usually rounded but occasionally acute; petiole 20–25 mm. long; stipules narrowly linear-lanceolate, up to 15 mm long. Flowers 5–6 cm in diameter, yellow with purple centre. Epicalyx of 3 broadly ovate-cordate bracts, c. 18–20 mm long and wide. Calyx 8–10 mm long. Capsule subglobose, 15–20 mm in diameter, slightly beaked, hairless. Seeds with much floss. |
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Habitat: | Woodland, bush and grassland mainly at low altitudes |
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Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
Mozambique distribution: | T,MS,GI,M |
Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Monday 26 February 2018 |
Literature: |
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 83. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 259. As Gossypium herbaceum africanum Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 429 - 430. As Gossypium herbaceum africanum (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 280. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 198. (Includes a picture). 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 60. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 69, plate 96 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 83. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 218. |
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