Scaevola plumieri (L.) Vahl

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Rio Savane, just North of Beira

Photo: Sune Holt
Vilankulo, Inhambane, Mozambique

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Synonyms:	Lobelia plumieri L. Scaevola thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh.
Common names:	Half-flower (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Small succulent shrub with sprawling woody stems bearing numerous leaf scars, or small tree, to 1.5 m. Leaves broadly obovate, sessile or subsessile, clustered near the stem apex; petiole winged. Corolla white or greenish, up to 2.3 cm long; lobes up to 1 cm with whitish crenulate margins. Fruit black or bluish, ellipsoid or spherical.
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Habitat:	On coastal sand dunes.
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Flowering time:	May - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread on African coasts from Somalia south to the Cape and in West Africa from S. Tomé to Angola. Also in the Mascarenes, Sri Lanka, Florida and tropical South America.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS,GI,M
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Content last updated:	Thursday 18 September 2014
Literature:	Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 203. (Includes a picture). Launert, E. (1983). Goodeniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 85 - 87. (Includes a picture). 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 26.

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