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Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
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Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Airstrip, Niassa Game Reserve.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Airstrip, Niassa Game Reserve.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Airstrip, Niassa Game Reserve.
Photo: Tomas Buruwate
Airstrip, Niassa Game Reserve.
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| Synonyms: |
Pleiotaxis latisquama S. Moore Pleiotaxis pulcherrima Steetz var. poggeana O. Hoffm. Pleiotaxis sapinii S. Moore |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect suffrutex perennial with 1-several, mostly simple, annual stems, 20-180 cm tall, growing from a strong woody rootstock. Leaves alternate, lanceolate-elliptic, 6-24 cm long, discolorous, green and hairless above, whitish woolly beneath; midrib winged and somewhat sheathing the stems at the base. Capitula solitary, terminal, occasionally 2-4 on stout stalks or sometimes subsessile in upper leaf axils. Involucres 20-35 mm long with numerous leathery bracts; florets numerous, up to 25 mm long, bright to deep red. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pulcherrima: very beautiful. |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland and grassland, in sansy soils or on rocky hillsides. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 27 February 2015 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 168 - 169. (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 103. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 32. Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 12 - 14. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1972). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 3. Mutisieae. Kirkia 8(2) Pages 197 - 198. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pleiotaxis pulcherrimaAfrican Plant Database: Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
Plants of the World Online: Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
Tropicos: Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
Wikipedia: Pleiotaxis pulcherrima
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