Spermacoce sphaerostigma (A. Rich.) Vatke
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Munshimbwe area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province
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Synonyms:
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Arbulocarpus sphaerostigma (A. Rich.) Tennant Hypodematium ampliatum A. Rich. Hypodematium phaerostigma A. Rich. Spermacoce ampliata (A. Rich) Oliv. Spermacoce senensis sensu Hiern
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Native |
Description:
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Annual erect herb 10-90 cm tall; stems unbranched to much-branched, sparsely to densely covered with spreading hairs; leaf blades 1-10 x 0.4-3.5 cm, lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, acute at apex and cuneate at base, sparsely to distinctly hairy on both surfaces; flowers in clusters at apex and upper axils of stems; corolla white, blue, purple or white with blue streaks, tube funnel-shaped, 5-8.5 x 0.8 at base, 5 mm wide at the throat; lobes 3-4 x 1.5-2 mm, triangular, usually with some hairs outside at the apex; capsule ovoid, 3.5-4 x 2-3 mm, splitting from the base upwards but remaining in one piece. |
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Flowering time: | Feb - Mar |
Worldwide distribution:
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Nigeria east to Ethiopia south to Mozambique and Zambia. |
Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z,T |
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Literature:
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Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 93.
Tennant, J.R. (1957). A New Name in Rubiaceae Kew Bulletin 12(3) Page 386. As Arbulocarpus sphaerostigma
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 183 - 184.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-22
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2022).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Spermacoce sphaerostigma. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=172800, retrieved 18 August 2022
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