Diclis ovata Benth.
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Fields' Cottage, Ezulwini, nr Mt Rukotso
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Fields' Cottage, Ezulwini, nr Mt Rukotso
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Fields' Cottage, Ezulwini, nr Mt Rukotso
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Path from entrance gate to Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe
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Path from entrance gate to Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe
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Lower Slopes Mt Mabu
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Lower Slopes Mt Mabu
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Chelinda Staff Camp, Nyika national Park.
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Chelinda Staff Camp, Nyika national Park.
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Chelinda Staff Camp, Nyika national Park.
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Chelinda Staff Camp, Nyika national Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chelinda Staff Camp, Nyika national Park.
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Linaria veronicoides A. Rich.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Prostrate or decumbent annual herb. Stem sparsely branched, up to 30 cm, pubescent. Leaves ovate with shallow teeth; glandular hairy, particularly on the major veins below. Flowers solitary, axillary, white with purple markings on the corolla tube and upper lip. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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ovata: ovate or egg-shaped, referring to the leaves |
Habitat:
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A weed of cultivation, riversides and open woodland. |
Altitude range: |
750 - 2400 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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From West Africa to Ethiopia, Sudan, south to Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Also in Madagascar and Mascarene Islands |
Mozambique distribution:
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Z,GI,M |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Sunday 22 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 265.
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 110.
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 77.
Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 12 - 14. (Includes a picture).
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-22
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2022).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Diclis ovata. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150970, retrieved 25 May 2022
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