Wahlenbergia denticulata (Burch.) A. DC.

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Wahlenbergia denticulata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare

Wahlenbergia denticulata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare

Wahlenbergia denticulata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Wahlenbergia denticulata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

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Synonyms: Lightfootia denticulata (Burch.) Sond.
Lightfootia tenuifolia A. DC.
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Status: Native
Description:
Somewhat subshrubby perennial or rarely annual herb, up to 1 m. Stems many, decumbent or ascending. Leaves alternate, sessile, linear-lanceolate; margins denticulate. Flowers white to deep blue; corolla deeply split into linear-lanceolate lobes, puberulous inside near the base, hairless or very shortly pubescent outside.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: denticulata: finely toothed, referring to the leaf margins
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Worldwide distribution: From Kenya to South Africa and West to Angola and DRC.
Mozambique distribution:
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Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 58. As Wahlenbergia denticulata denticulata

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. As Wahlenbergia denticulata denticulata

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 31.

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 46. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 43.

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 24.

Thulin, M. (1977). Campanulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 17 - 18.

Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 95 - 96.

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Flora of Botswana: Wahlenbergia denticulata
Flora of the DRC: Wahlenbergia denticulata
Flora of Malawi: Wahlenbergia denticulata
Flora of Zambia: Wahlenbergia denticulata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Wahlenbergia denticulata

External websites:

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


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: Wahlenbergia denticulata.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157590, retrieved 11 December 2024

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