Triainolepis sancta
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Photo: Warren McCleland
Just South of Inhassoro
Photo: Warren McCleland
Just South of Inhassoro
Photo: Warren McCleland
Just South of Inhassoro
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| Frequency: | Very local. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub, 1-2 m high. Leaves opposite, closely spaced, sessile, ovate-elliptic to narrowly elliptic-oblong, 1.3-5.4 cm long, leathery to slightly fleshy, hairless; stipules with 3 narrow, pointed lobes 1-2 mm long. Inflorescences in c. 3 cm long heads, densely pubescent. Corolla white or possibly pink(?), densely hairy at the throat. Fruit c. 6.5 mm in diameter, purple. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In open coastal woodland and scrub on sandy soil. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 15 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from a small coastal area in Inhambane Province, Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | GI |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 15 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 913. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 94. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Page 50. |
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