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Synonyms: |
Manulea rhodesiana S. Moore |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb, up to 1 m. Leaves in a basal rosette with smaller leaves alternate along the stem, linear to narrowly lanceolate; margins entire to sparsely dentate. Flowers in a terminal raceme, dull yellow to orange, rarely purple. |
Notes: | The specimen Barbosa & Balsinhas 5455 (BM) is cited by Hilliard as M. parviflora var. parviflora. |
Derivation of specific name: | parviflora: small-flowered |
Habitat: | Near wet places in grassland along roadsides and as a weed of cultivation. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola highlands, Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal) |
Mozambique distribution: | M |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Saturday 28 August 2010 |
Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 180. As Manulea parviflora (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 182. as Manulea rhodesiana Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 147. as Manulea rhodesiana 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 78. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 35 - 36. As Manulea rhodesiana (Includes a picture). |
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