Neuracanthus africanus T. Anderson ex S. Moore

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Neuracanthus africanus

Picture: Bart Wursten
Hwali River bridge

Neuracanthus africanus

Picture: Bart Wursten
Hwali River bridge

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Synonyms: Barleria sacani Klotzsch ex Lindau
Neuracanthus africanus T. Anderson ex S. Moore var. limpopoensis Bidgood & Brummitt
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Status: Native
Description:
Shrubby perennial herb with erect or decumbent stems up to 1.5 m long. Leaves opposite, sessile or shortly petiolate, subpandurate, constricted in the lower third of the leaf, hairless or with scattered hairs above, pubescent along the veins below; margin entire, sometimes slightly wavy. Flowers in short spike-like axillary inflorescences, 2-6 cm long, with overlapping bracts, 5-11 mm long, with evenly spaced darker veins and long straight hairs on the margin. Corolla, 9-12 mm long, funnel-shaped, white with purple-blue lines in the throat. Capsule 7-10 mm long.
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Derivation of specific name: africanus: African
Habitat: In mopane woodland or scrub on sandy or loamy soil.
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Worldwide distribution: Widely separated populations in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N/E,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lk,S
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Literature:

Bidgood, S. & Brummitt, R.K. (1998). A revision of the genus Neuracanthus (Acanthaceae) Kew Bulletin 53(1) Pages 31 - 39. (Includes a picture).

Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 10 - 11. (Includes a picture).

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 14. As subsp. africanus and subsp. limpopoensis

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 19.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Neuracanthus africanus
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Neuracanthus africanus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153740, retrieved 29 March 2024

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