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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The Gwasha, Chinyakwaremba, Vumba

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John Meikle Forestry Reserve, Stapleford

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Synonyms:	Oldenlandia natalensis (Hochst.) Kuntze
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Status:	Native
Description:	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:	natalense: of Natal, South Africa
Habitat:	In open grassland and bracken scrub.
Altitude range: (metres)	960 - 2100 m
Flowering time:	Dec - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini
National distribution:	Z,MS
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Images last updated:	Sunday 25 May 2008
Literature:	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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