Striga pubiflora
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Near Nhagutua Ranger Post, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhagutua Ranger Post, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhagutua Ranger Post, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
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| Synonyms: |
Striga zanzibarensis Vatke |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb with several pubescent stems from a woody base, 30-65 cm tall; roots tubereous mauve-coloured. Leaves opposite below, alternate above, linear, often held vertically, 15-38 mm long, shortly and roughly hairy. Flowers 4-14, alternate in loose terminal inflorescences. Bracts shorter than the calyx. Calyx strongly 15-ribbed with 2 ribs ending between each calyx tooth. Corolla 15-20 mm in diameter, white with a greenish, densely hairy tube. Capsule 8 mm long, valves recurved at the apex after dehiscence. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pubiflora: with pubescent flowers |
| Habitat: | Open woodland and damp grassy places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS,GI |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 2 May 2016 |
| Literature: |
Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 133. |
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