Wahlenbergia erecta (Roth ex Roem. & Schult.) Tuyn

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Wahlenbergia erecta

Picture: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

Wahlenbergia erecta

Picture: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

Wahlenbergia erecta

Picture: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

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Synonyms: Dentella erecta Roth ex Roem. & Schult.
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Status: Native
Description:
Erect annual, branched herb, up to 35 cm. Leaves alternate, sessile, lanceolate to narrowly ovate. Inflorescence lax, more or less pyramidal; pedicels often with hairs of various lengths. Corolla white or pale blue, split deeply into narrow, linear-lanceolate lobes, hairy on the outside.
Type location:
India
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: erecta: erect
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Worldwide distribution: From Zimbabwe north to Ethiopia and Sudan and west to Nigeria. Also in India and Malaysia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): W,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,E,Lk,S
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Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37.

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 31.

Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 102 - 104. (Includes a picture).

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Wahlenbergia erecta
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Wahlenbergia erecta
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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: Wahlenbergia erecta.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157600, retrieved 29 March 2024

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