Crepidorhopalon spicatus (Engl.) Eb. Fisch.
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Domboshawa
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Domboshawa
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Domboshawa
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Mukuvisi Woodland
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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Park.
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Synonyms:
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Torenia spicata Engl.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Small erect perennial herb, 5-20 cm tall. Stem branched, 4-angular, winged. Leaves opposite along the stems, sessile, elliptic-lanceolate,10-25 mm long; margin entire or with widely spaced minute teeth. Flowers solitary, axillary, appearing spike-like by the absence of upper leaves. Calyx 2-lipped and distinctly 5-winged. Corolla c. 4 m in diameter, blue with a darker purple and white mark at the base of the 3-lobed lower lip. |
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Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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spicatus: spike-like, referring to the appearance of the flowers on the upper branchlets |
Habitat:
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In sandy or gravelly soils in grassland or open woodland. |
Altitude range: |
Up to 1650 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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From Senegal to Sudan and south to Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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C,W |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11.
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 77. Under Scrophulariaceae
Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 58 - 59. As Torenia spicata (Includes a picture).
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 103.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-22
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2022).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Crepidorhopalon spicatus. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=151400, retrieved 17 August 2022
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