Conostomium natalense (Hochst.) Bremek.
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
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John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
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The Gwasha, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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John Meikle Forestry Reserve, Stapleford
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John Meikle Forestry Reserve, Stapleford
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Synonyms:
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Oldenlandia natalensis (Hochst.) Kuntze
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial, branched herb or shrublet, up to 1.2 m tall. Stems 4-angled, woody at the base. Leaves opposite, lanceolate, up to c. 7 × 2.3 cm, with a long, narrowly tapering, pointed apex, hairless to pubescent, particularly on the midrib below. Flowers in a terminal heads on the upper branches, sourrounded by leafy bracts. Corolla pale blue, lilac or purplish-pink; tube 1-1.7 cm long; lobes 5-4.5 mm long. Fruit ovoid-globose, 5-7 mm long, beaked. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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natalense: of Natal, South Africa |
Habitat:
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In open grassland and bracken scrub. |
Altitude range: |
960 - 2100 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini |
Mozambique distribution:
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Z,MS |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Sunday 25 May 2008 |
Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. As Conostomium natalense glabrum
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 71.
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 101 - 103. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Conostomium natalense. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154790, retrieved 27 March 2023
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