Microglossa pyrifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Conyza pyrifolia Lam. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Climber, climbing shrub or small shrub to 6 m; branches finely ribbed, pubescent. Leaves petiolate; lamina 2-10 × 1.5-7 cm, ovate, rarely ovate-lanceolate, sparsely pubescent or glabrescent above, densely pubescent beneath; base obtusely cuneate; apex acuminate; margin entire or with a few coarse serrate teeth. Inflorescence 5-20 cm wide. Capitula 4-5 mm. Phyllaries narrowly ovate. Ray florets whitish; rays c.1 mm. Achenes 1 mm, narrowly obovoid. |
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| Habitat: | At the edges of drier forest, particularly in secondary growth. |
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| Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
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| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 2 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 103. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 39. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 24. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 278. 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 27. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 69. Wild, H. (1975). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) Pages 27 - 28. |
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