Hygrophila abyssinica (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson

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Hygrophila abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Victoria Falls, near Danger Point

Hygrophila abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Victoria Falls, near Danger Point

Hygrophila abyssinica

Photo: Bart Wursten
Victoria Falls, near Danger Point

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Synonyms: Hygrophila prunelloides (S. Moore) Heine
Polyechma abyssinicum Nees
Synnema hygrophiloides Lindau
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Procumbent or ascending annual or short-lived perennial herb, with stems up to 50 cm. Leaves opposite, more or less narrowly ovate or elliptic, 1.2 - 6 cm long, hairless or finely velvety; margin entire or with blunt triangular teeth. Flowers in 1-12-flowered clusters, together forming spike-like or branched inflorescences up to 30 cm long. Corolla mauve, blue, purple or rarely white, almost actinomorphic, 5-lobed. Capsule 4-7 mm long, finely velvety, with a few glands near the apex.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Habitat: Occurring along streamsides and in black vlei soils.
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Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution: N
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Literature:

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 14. Also as Hygrophila prunelloides

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 18. Also as Hygrophila prunelloides

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 15. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 18. Also as Hygrophila prunelloides

Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 115 - 117.

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Flora of Botswana: Hygrophila abyssinica
Flora of Caprivi: Hygrophila abyssinica
Flora of Malawi: Hygrophila abyssinica
Flora of Zambia: Hygrophila abyssinica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Hygrophila abyssinica

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Hygrophila abyssinica
African Plant Database: Hygrophila abyssinica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Hygrophila abyssinica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hygrophila abyssinica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Hygrophila abyssinica
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hygrophila abyssinica
JSTOR Plant Science: Hygrophila abyssinica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hygrophila abyssinica
Plants of the World Online: Hygrophila abyssinica
Tropicos: Hygrophila abyssinica
Wikipedia: Hygrophila abyssinica


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Hygrophila abyssinica.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153080, retrieved 28 March 2024

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