Crabbea zambiana
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Feb 2009
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Feb 2009
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2012
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Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2012
Photo: Lari Merret
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Mar 2013
Photo: Lari Merret
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rhizomatous acaulescent or sub-acaulescent perennial herb; aerial stems absent or up to 1 cm long. Leaves in 3-5 decussate pairs appressed to ground, largest 14-19 x 4.5-6 cm, more than three times as long as wide. Inflorescence a capitulum 1.5-3 cm across on a peduncle 0-5 mm long. Differs from C. kaessneri in the larger, narrow leaves, narrower bristly bracts, smaller calyx and smaller corolla lobes. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Kundabwika Falls |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland and dry riverine forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1450 m |
| Flowering time: | Feb - Apr |
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| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,Mc |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 18 May 2017 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 18 - 19. Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 |
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