Blepharis grandis
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Habit
Savannah grasslands and open woodlands
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescences
Savannah grasslands and open woodlands
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Savannah grasslands and open woodlands
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Procumbent, straggling or erect perennial herb with stems up to 1 m long growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves more or less narrowly ovate or elliptic, 5.5-12 cm long, glossy green above, usually greyish beneath, stiff and leathery; margin toothed at least in the lower half. Inflorescence capitate on the upper half of the stems. Corolla pale, bright or dark blue, mauve or bluish-purple, 25-35 mm long and 14-18 mm wide. Lip 3-5-lobed with 3 strong ribs. Capsule 9-10 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | grandis: of great size |
| Habitat: | In woodland and tall grassland, sometimes in pine plantations. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 2400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 20 July 2020 |
| 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 48. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2000). Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 266 - 269. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 82 - 83. |
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