Striga pubiflora Klotzsch
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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
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:
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Striga zanzibarensis Vatke
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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pubiflora: with pubescent flowers |
Habitat:
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Open woodland and damp grassy places. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique |
Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z,MS,GI |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Monday 2 May 2016 |
Literature:
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Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 133.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Striga pubiflora. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=184100, retrieved 10 October 2024
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