| Synonyms: |
Daemia barbata Klotzsch Pergularia barbata (Klotzsch) N.E. Br. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See subsp. daemia for general description. This subspecies differs in the corolla tube being narrowly cylindric and more or less as long as the corolla lobes. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | daemia: from the Arabic vernacular name. |
| Habitat: | In dry bushland and along seasonal watercourses. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | All year |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and India. |
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| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Tirumala petiverana (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 20. as Pergularia barbata Goyder, D.J. (2006). A revision of the genus Pergularia L. (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) Kew Bulletin 61 Pages 251 - 252. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 232 - 235. |