Bonamia mossambicensis
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Roadside EN1 100 km before Caia
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Roadside EN1 100 km before Caia
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Roadside EN1 100 km before Caia
Photo: Bart Wursten
Roadside EN1 100 km before Caia
Photo: Bart Wursten
Roadside EN1 100 km before Caia
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| Synonyms: |
Breweria buddleoides Baker Prevostea mossambicensis Klotzsch |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby climber. Stems up to 5 m, woody on the older parts, covered in long, whitish spreading hairs. Leaves elliptic to oblong-ovate, up to 11 × 4.5 cm, velvety above, more densely hairy below; apex with a mucronate tip. Flowers in dense axillary heads with densely white hairy bracts and peduncles. Corolla funnel-shaped, up to 3 cm long, bright blue with white hairs on the outside. Capsule globose-oblong, densely hairy. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | mossambicensis: of Mozambique |
| Habitat: | Occurring in savanna thickets, coastal scrub, forest margins and along roadsides. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS,GI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 20 January 2011 |
| Literature: |
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 19. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bonamia mossambicensisAfrican Plant Database: Bonamia mossambicensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bonamia mossambicensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bonamia mossambicensis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bonamia mossambicensis
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