Limeum fenestratum (Fenzl) Heimerl
var. fenestratum
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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Entrance road to Chipinda Pools tented camp, Gonarezhou National Park.
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Gaborone
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Gaborone
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Gaborone
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Gaborone
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Chesa Forest Reserve, Umguza District.
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Chesa Forest Reserve, Umguza District.
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Chesa Forest Reserve, Umguza District.
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Chesa Forest Reserve, Umguza District.
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B8 road through Bwabwata
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B8 road through Bwabwata
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B8 road through Bwabwata
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B8 road through Bwabwata
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Synonyms:
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Semonvillea fenestrata Fenzl
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Erect or procumbent branched annual or short-lived perennial herb, up to 90 cm tall. Leaves alternate, sub-opposite or clustered, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 1-7 cm long; margin entire. Flowers whitish, widely spaced in a very open, branched terminal inflorescence. Fruit splitting into 2 mericarps, flattened, round, surrounded by a radiately veined wing. |
Type location:
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Namibia |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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fenestratum: from fenestra - a window, referring to the transparent wing of the fruits |
Habitat:
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In dry deciduous woodland and as a weed of cultivation. |
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1250 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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S,W |
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 532 - 533.
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 404. as Limeum fenestratum (Includes a picture).
Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 98. (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 15. under Aizoaceae
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87.
Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 195.
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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: Limeum fenestratum var. fenestratum. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=122770, retrieved 20 April 2024
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