Anthospermum zimbabwense Puff

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.

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Status:	Native
Description:	Many-stemmed perennial dwarf shrub, less than 1 m. Leaves in whorls of 3, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, mostly hairless; margins often revolute. Flowers greenish yellow, borne in clusters at the nodes, sexes separate on different plants; female clusters more conspicuous and with more flowers than male clusters. Fruit reddish brown.
Notes:	This is the only species in our region that is dioecious.
Derivation of specific name:	zimbabwense: of Zimbabwe where the type specimen was found.
Habitat:	In grassland and on rocky hillsides.
Altitude range:	1400 - 2150 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	MS
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Literature:	Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 92. 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) Page 154. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Anthospermum zimbabwense
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