Diclis ovata
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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.
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Chelinda Staff Camp, Nyika national Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Linaria veronicoides A. Rich. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ovata: ovate or egg-shaped, referring to the leaves |
| Habitat: | A weed of cultivation, riversides and open woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 750 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From West Africa to Ethiopia, Sudan, south to Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Also in Madagascar and Mascarene Islands |
| FZ divisions: | Z,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 22 July 2012 |
| 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 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. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 360. (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 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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