Thunbergia stelligera
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Photo: Bart Wursten
± 2 km from Condué - Inhaminga road on Gorongosa road.
Photo: Bart Wursten
± 2 km from Condué - Inhaminga road on Gorongosa road.
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Semi-woody liane or climbing shrub up to 8 m tall; young branches 4-angled to narrowly winged. Leaves opposite, more ore less broadly elliptic, up to 11-15 cm long, dark green, glossy, hairless; margin entire; petiole up to 3 cm long, stellate hairy at the base. Flowers solitary or sometimes appearing as a raceme by reduction of the leaves towards the apex of the branches; pedicels 1.5-2.5 cm long, hairless. Calyx cupular with irregular short lobes. Corolla white with a yellow to apricot throat; tube up to 4 cm long, with sessile glands and stellate hairy outside. Capsule 2-2.7 cm long, densely yellowish velvety. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | stelligera: with stellate hairs. |
| Habitat: | In coastal miombo woodland or forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 20 - 500 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Liane, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 2 September 2018 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 889. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 23. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Thunbergia stelligeraAfrican Plant Database: Thunbergia stelligera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Thunbergia stelligera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Thunbergia stelligera
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Thunbergia stelligera
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