Jamesbrittenia huillana (Diels) Hilliard
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Valley of the Kings, Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley of the Kings, Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley of the Kings, Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Valley of the Kings, Mutare
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Synonyms:
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Sutera atropurpurea auct. non (Benth.) Hiern Sutera brunnea Hiern
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Erect or procumbent, shrubby perennial, up to 60 cm long. Leaves opposite, alternate or in fascicles, oblanceolate to spathulate, hairless or somewhat glandular hairy; margin entire or with a few teeth near the apex. Flowers in axillary or terminal racemes. Corolla deep reddish-brown; tube 9-15 mm long slender; lobes spreading, oblong, rolled under. Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 5-8 mm long. |
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Habitat:
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In grassland, mostly in serpentine and 'heavy metal' soils. |
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Flowering time: | Oct - Apr |
Worldwide distribution:
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Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa. |
Mozambique distribution:
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M |
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Content last updated: |
Sunday 18 January 2009 |
Literature:
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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) Page 30. As Sutera atropurpurea and S. brunnea
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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: Jamesbrittenia huillana. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=151150, retrieved 8 August 2022
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