Fadogia stenophylla
odorata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Photo: Bart Wursten
By the road from Nyanga to Troutbeck
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Oct 2012
Photo: Lari Merrett
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| Synonyms: |
Fadogia odorata Krause |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with short annual unbranched stems, up to 40 cm, growing from a slender creeping woody rhizome. The inflorescences are 1 to 3 flowered, axillary in the lower nodes, sometimes flowering before the leaves appear. (image 2). Flowers greenish-white to yellow. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | stenophylla: narrow-leaved |
| Habitat: | A species of open grassland, vlei margins and edges of Brachystegia woodland, particularly in areas subjected to annual burning. A typical pyrophyte, growing and flowering after the ground has been burnt. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1250 - 2150 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique; also Angola, D. R. Congo, Burundi |
| FZ divisions: | T |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 108 - 109. (Includes a picture). Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 274 - 276. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 241. (Includes a picture). 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 72. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 220. |
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Flora of Burundi: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorataFlora of Malawi: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata
Flora of Zambia: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Fadogia stenophyllaAfrican Plant Database: Fadogia stenophylla
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Fadogia stenophylla
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Fadogia stenophylla
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Fadogia stenophylla
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iNaturalist: Fadogia stenophylla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Fadogia stenophylla
JSTOR Plant Science: Fadogia stenophylla
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Fadogia stenophylla
Plants of the World Online: Fadogia stenophylla
Tropicos: Fadogia stenophylla
Wikipedia: Fadogia stenophylla