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Swertia welwitschii
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Airedale rd to Bonda, Nyanga
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Along Circular Drive towards Mt Nyangani, Nyanga National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Adenopogon stellarioides Welw. Swertia sharpei N.E. Br. Swertia stellarioides Hiern |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb, 25-80 cm. Stems simple or branching at the apex. Basal leaves soon disappearing. Leaves along the stem suberect, linear-lanceolate, 3 veined from the base. Flowers 5-merous, white or cream with darker veins. Corolla divided nearly to the base with two yellowish nectar glands at the base of each lobe. Fruit a small, narrowly ellipsoid capsule, splitting into 2 valves. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | welwitschii: named after the Austrian botanist, Friedrich Martin Welwitsch (1806-1872) |
| Habitat: | In wet, marshy grassland and along river banks. |
| Altitude range: | 1350 - 2200 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,E |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,Mc,E,W |
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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 178. 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 53. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Page 28. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 67. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Swertia welwitschiiAfrican Plant Database: Swertia welwitschii
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Swertia welwitschii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Swertia welwitschii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Swertia welwitschii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Swertia welwitschii
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Swertia welwitschii
JSTOR Plant Science: Swertia welwitschii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Swertia welwitschii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Swertia welwitschii
Plants of the World Online: Swertia welwitschii
The Plant List (version 1.1): Swertia welwitschii
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