| Synonyms: |
Selago nyikensis Rolfe Selago thyrsoidea Baker var. nyikensis (Rolfe) Brenan |
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| Description: |
Perennial shrubby herb. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | Another variety is known from the Ukinga Mts in southern Tanzania. |
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| Habitat: | Montane grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from the Mafinga Hills and Nyika Plateau in Malawi and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 272. (Includes a picture). Hilliard, O.M. (1999). The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae) Kew Publishing Pages 222 - 223. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 171 - 172. also as Selago thyrsoidea nyikensis (Includes a picture). Willis, C.K., Burrows, J.E., Fish, L., Phiri, P.S.M., Chikuni, A.C. & Golding, J. (2001). Developing a greater understanding of the flora of the Nyika Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71(2) Page 1000. |