Aeollanthus serpiculoides
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhamadzi River at second crossing along trail to Mt Binga, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhamadzi River at second crossing along trail to Mt Binga, lower Chimanimani Mts
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| Status: | Native |
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Prostrate or decumbent perennial or rarely annual herb. Stems several, often somewhat fleshy, reddish purple, glandular hairy. Leaves opposite or in clusters on small lateral shoots, variable in shape, markedly fleshy, subsessile, glandular hairy; margins crenate. Inflorescence a branched panicle. Flowers often one-sided on the inflorescence branches. Bracts elliptic, to ovate-lanceolate, more or less recurved. Corolla purple, mauve or white; upper lip with dark purple dots, 2-4-lobed; lower lip flap or slightly boat-shaped. Stamens sometimes longer than the lower lip. |
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| Habitat: | In shallow soil pockets on rocks, often near seasonal streams or seepage areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 2400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,T,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 21 May 2014 |
| Literature: |
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 54. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 304 - 305. (Includes a picture). |
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