Inula glomerata Oliv. & Hiern

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Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, Mutare

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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

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Trail going up Mt Nhamedimo from Nhabawa, Chimanimani Mts

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Near Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani.

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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

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Chelinda road, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Inula acervata S. Moore
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Status:	Native
Description:	Robust perennial herb, up to c. 2 m tall. Leaves initially in a basal rosette, eventually also along the stem. Basal leaves up to 45 × 20 cm, obovate, base running down the petiole, roughly hairy above, densely velvety below; margin irregularly toothed. Inflorescence a large terminal panicle. Capitula in dense subspherical clusters, orange-yellow; ray-florets absent. The flower heads take a long time to open, appearing creamy-white due to the involucral bracts.
Type location:	Malawi
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Derivation of specific name:	glomerata: clustered
Habitat:	In miombo woodland and wooded grassland.
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Flowering time:	Jul - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,W,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	C,Lk
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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 99. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. 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 32. 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 26. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 31. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 56. Wild, H. (1980). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area, 12. Inuleae (continued). Kirkia 12(1) Pages 39 - 40.

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