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Synonyms: |
Hedyotis goreensis DC. Oldenlandia trinervia sensu Hiern |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Annual or occasionally a short-lived perennial herb, with prostrate or decumbent fleshy stems; plants glabrous except for ciliate hairs along the leaf margins; inflorescences terminal, consisting of 9-25 small whitish sessile flowers. |
Type location: |
Senegal |
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Habitat: | A species of permanently damp areas. |
Altitude range: | 650 - 1850 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Mpumalanga, South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mascarene Islands. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,C,Lk,W |
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Endemic status: | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Monday 7 May 2012 |
Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 102. 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 73. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 90. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 98. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 164 - 165. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Page 126. |
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