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Huernia verekeri
pauciflora
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Photo: Bart Wursten
On the rim of Archway Gorge, Mweredzi River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
On the rim of Archway Gorge, Mweredzi River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
On the rim of Archway Gorge, Mweredzi River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
On the rim of Archway Gorge, Mweredzi River, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Huernia verekeri Stent var. pauciflora L.C. Leach |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local and uncommon. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See subsp. verekeri for general details and comparison. This subsp. is characterised by the long prostrate stems which are more rounded and set with much shorter tubercles. |
| Notes: | This species was so far only known from an area south of Mambone near the mouth of the Save River. The specimen in the images was found more than 500 km further north and is a first record from the MS division. |
| Derivation of specific name: | verekeri: named after Louis Stanhope Amos Vereker (1874-1948), a Rhodesian farmer, who collected the type specimen of subsp. verekeri. pauciflora: with few flowers. |
| Habitat: | Growing in shade of forest-like thickets dominated by short Androstachys johnsonii. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 60 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | So far only known from Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS,GI |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 19 May 2013 |
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Other sources of information about Huernia verekeri subsp. pauciflora:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Huernia verekeriBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Huernia verekeri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Huernia verekeri
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Huernia verekeri
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Huernia verekeri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Huernia verekeri
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Huernia verekeri
iNaturalist: Huernia verekeri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Huernia verekeri
JSTOR Plant Science: Huernia verekeri
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Huernia verekeri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Huernia verekeri
Plants of the World Online: Huernia verekeri
The Plant List (version 1.1): Huernia verekeri
Tropicos: Huernia verekeri
Wikipedia: Huernia verekeri
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