Isoglossa floribunda
floribunda
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Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Alan Gardiner
Catapu timber concession.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender herb, up to 1 m. Leaves broadly ovate with acuminate apex. Flowers borne on lax somewhat secund racemes. Corolla 2-3 cm, blue to bluish-mauve. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | floribunda: with abundant flowers |
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| Flowering time: | Mar - Jun |
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| FZ divisions: | C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lk |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 158 - 159. 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 14. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Isoglossa floribunda subsp. floribunda
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Isoglossa floribundaAfrican Plant Database: Isoglossa floribunda
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Isoglossa floribunda
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Isoglossa floribunda
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Isoglossa floribunda
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iNaturalist: Isoglossa floribunda
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Isoglossa floribunda
JSTOR Plant Science: Isoglossa floribunda
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Isoglossa floribunda
Plants of the World Online: Isoglossa floribunda
Tropicos: Isoglossa floribunda
Wikipedia: Isoglossa floribunda