Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst.

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Records of this taxon from all countries are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Admin prov Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
62920018 Jan 2015MA Hyde
BT Wursten
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
In Brachystegia boehmii woodlandSouthern Cross Farm, Chegutu0Zimbabwe1830A1 C11707
67850016 Jan 2015BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Sandy soils in open rocky woodland.Near Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge.1740Zimbabwe2030D4 S5667
73283031 Dec 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Low rocky outcrop in open woodland.Along Gnu Bend rd, Lake Kyle recreational Park.750Zimbabwe2031A1 S10507
62276020 Dec 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
In shallow soil on open granite rockKhumalo Communal Land0Zimbabwe2028D1 W11087
62205019 Dec 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
In shallow soil patches on granite rockNear pool area, Camp Amalinda, Matobo0Zimbabwe2028A4 W13517
77000031 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
C Sharp
BT Wursten
In mixed mopane woodland.Along entrance road to Chesa Forest Reserve, Umguza District.0Zimbabwe2028A2 W13207
65294128 Jan 2014BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Seasonally wet areas in open deciduous woodland Along Fort Usher road, Matobo 0Zimbabwe2028B3 W14527
54268003 Jan 2014MA Hyde
On sheet rockNational Parks Offices, Kyle Recreational Park750Zimbabwe2031A1 S10507
69853228 Dec 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
MA Hyde
12.363.01
BT Wursten
Hb M A Hyde

Roadside woodland By road to Mutawatawa on other side of Mazowe River from Hippo Pools, Maramba CL
21
0Zimbabwe1731B2 N780Very small specimen.7
38369008 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
Rocky woodland with open areas of bare rock and seepage zonesPath from entrance gate to Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe62
13
0Zimbabwe2030B4 S11107
38283107 Jan 2012MA Hyde
BT Wursten
P Ballings
In thin soil over rocksBy the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park75
13
0Zimbabwe2031A1 S10907
75071130 Dec 2011L Steyn
L Steyn
BT Wursten
Pezulu Farm, South of Shangani0Zimbabwe1929C4 W14806
36475126 Nov 2011R Burrett
MA Hyde
Hillside Dams, Bulawayo22,810Zimbabwe2028B1 W14002
20627031 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
Rocky area of smooth rock faces and large bouldersNr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo22,81
4
0Zimbabwe2028B1 W14000
20000023 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
Amongst large rocky boulders in woodlandMaleme Dam camp19,170
4
0Zimbabwe2028D1 W13100
19898422 Dec 2007MA Hyde
BT Wursten
MA Hyde
07.356.06
Hb M A Hyde

In mopane woodlandBy main Harare to Bulawayo Rd
4
0Zimbabwe1929B2 C1240Spectacular sheets of blue flowers 6
94324015 Feb 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs
279
GL Maggs
WIND

Caprivi: 7 km along turn-off to Chinchimane from National Road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C3 0Notes: Low-growing, sub-aquatic perennial, 50-80 mm when in flower. Stem compact. Roots fibrous, red-coloured. Leaves fascicled, simple, subsessile; lamina elliptic, apex acute, base cuneate to decurrent, margin entire and conspicuously ciliate, 4 x 1 cm, adaxially yellow-green with scattered white adpressed indumentum, abaxially purple-tinted with dense indumentum of same type as above, fairly erect and not prostrate on substrate, coriaceous. Flowers borne in axillary racemes with normally only 1 flower opening at a time, 5 mm in diameter, bilabiate; peduncle slender, green, 3-4 cm long, densely pubescent. Floral bracts foliaceous, paired, green, conspicuously ciliate and pubescent; petals fused, blue to purplish with white puckered striations and yellow throat. Terminalia sericea predominant.4
94626020 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick
OA Leistner
3000
WIND

Caprivi: Ngoma area. 9 miles north of Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3 929Herb; Notes: Locally common in mopane woodland. Prostrate herb, 3 - 5 feet. Flowers blue with white edging and yellow honey guides.4
300170 Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller
1755
SRGH

Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1430Herb reddish-brown flowers. Flowers pale blue edged with white stamens yellow. [See note 16]0
191491 DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes
2374
Masvingo0Zimbabwe S0

Total records found: 20



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: Records of: Craterostigma plantagineum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=151360, retrieved 29 March 2024

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