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Ancylanthos rubiginosus
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Lusaka 1976
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| Synonyms: |
Ancylanthos bainesii Hiern Ancylanthos ferrugineus Welw. Ancylanthos fulgidus Welw. ex Hiern |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex, 30-150 cm tall, with 1-several shoots growing from a woody rootstock. Younger parts conspicuously covered in pale yellowish hairs. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, ovate, elliptic or lanceolate-elliptic, discolorous, dark green and roughly pubescent above, velvety below, sometimes obscuring the venation. Stipules triangular at the base with a long narrow appendage c. 5 mm long. Inflorescences 3-10-flowered at the leafless nodes. Calyx densely yellowish-brown pubescent. Corolla 2-2.5 cm long, bright orange-yellow. Fruit ellipsoid, 1.8 × 1.4 cm, yellowish-brown velvety, crowned with the persistent calyx. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rubiginosus: rusty |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,S,W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 11 January 2017 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 236 - 238. (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 71. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 96. 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 222. |
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