Platostoma sp. no. 2
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Muqueche River bridge, road to mt Namuli.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Muqueche River bridge, road to mt Namuli.
Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH
Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH
Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH
Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH
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Prostrate to ascending herb. Stems up to 50 cm long, densely coverered in spreading whitish hairs. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate-rhomboid, hairy on both surfaces; margin crenate. Flowers in a dense terminal spike. Calyx green with upper lip tinged blue-purple. Corolla whitish. |
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| Notes: | The species in image 1&2 (Wursten 92) appears to be the same as an unidentified specimen at SRGH from the same area (Leach & Schelpe 11487). Any assistance in providing a name for this would be very much appreciated. |
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| Altitude range: (metres) | 1160 - 1280 m |
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| FZ divisions: | Z (other?) |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 3 June 2012 |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Platostoma sp. no. 2African Plant Database: Platostoma sp. no. 2
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Platostoma sp. no. 2
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Platostoma sp. no. 2
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Platostoma sp. no. 2
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Platostoma sp. no. 2
JSTOR Plant Science: Platostoma sp. no. 2
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Platostoma sp. no. 2
Plants of the World Online: Platostoma sp. no. 2
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Wikipedia: Platostoma sp. no. 2