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Sericorema sericea
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Approx. 7 km upstream of Ngonye Falls
Jan 2018
Photo: Warren McCleland
Approx. 7 km upstream of Ngonye Falls
Jan 2018
Photo: Warren McCleland
Approx. 7 km upstream of Ngonye Falls
Jan 2018
Photo: Warren McCleland
Approx. 7 km upstream of Ngonye Falls
Jan 2018
Photo: Warren McCleland
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| Synonyms: |
Marcellia sericea (Schinz) C.B. Clarke Sericocoma sericea Schinz |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Namibia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sericea: with silky appressed hairs, sericeous. |
| Habitat: | in open Acacia scrub, mopane, sandveld, limestone pavement, among quartzite blocks, on sandy or stony soil, sometimes in "black turf". |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 9 February 2018 |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 16. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 22. Townsend, C.C. (1988). Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 68 - 70. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Sericorema sericea:
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Flora of Botswana: Sericorema sericeaFlora of Zimbabwe: Sericorema sericea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sericorema sericeaAfrican Plant Database: Sericorema sericea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sericorema sericea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sericorema sericea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sericorema sericea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sericorema sericea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sericorema sericea
JSTOR Plant Science: Sericorema sericea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sericorema sericea
Plants of the World Online: Sericorema sericea
Tropicos: Sericorema sericea
Wikipedia: Sericorema sericea
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