Plectranthus stenosiphon Baker
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Photo: Bart Wursten
SDH CHA Sarl Tea Estates, Gurue, Zambesia, Mozambique.
Photo: Bart Wursten
SDH CHA Sarl Tea Estates, Gurue, Zambesia, Mozambique.
Photo: Bart Wursten
SDH CHA Sarl Tea Estates, Gurue, Zambesia, Mozambique.
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Lower slopes Mt Mabu
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path from Morumbodzi Falls to forested slopes Mt Gorongosa
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Scrambling herb. Stems 4-angled, with spreading hairs, particularly when young. Leaves broadly ovate to almost round, velvety above, less so below; margins more or less regularly crenate-dentate, sometimes with smaller teeth on the crenations. Inflorescences terminal, branched. Flowers deep violet-blue, white in the throat and the basal part of the upper lip. |
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Occurring mostly in disturbed and secondary vegetation in high rainfall areas. |
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Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z,MS |
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Monday 23 July 2012 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 189.
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 56.
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 221 - 222.
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 113.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-19
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2019).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Plectranthus stenosiphon. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149980, retrieved 7 December 2019
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