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Dry upper edges of dambo in Kalahari sand
Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Dry upper edges of dambo in Kalahari sand
Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Dry upper edges of dambo in Kalahari sand
Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Synonyms: | |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Occasional |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Suffretex with erect simple stems up to 30 cm high; stems appressed pubescent; leaves (5)9-12 x (1.6)2-5 cm, 3-4 times as long as broad, narrowly elliptic, subcuneate to rounded at the base, rounded or slightly emarginated at the apex with sparse long appressec hairs, leathery with prominent veins; flower heads c. 7 cm in diameter; middle bracts c. 2 x 1.3 cm, rounded, appressed-tomentose or glabrescent on their distal parts; inner bracts 3-3.5 x 0.5-1 cm, linear-oblong, resembling the middle bracts in indumentum; flowers white or pink-tinged 2.8-3.3 cm long; perianth base glabrous except in the upper part, claw villous outside and inside, limb villous throughout or the fourth segment subglabrescent except at the apex; style glabrous. |
Type location: |
Zambia |
Notes: | Red Data list status: Limited distribution, most likely LR-nt |
Derivation of specific name: | matonchiana: of matonchi, the area of the type specimen |
Habitat: | Open dambo on Kalahari sand |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1400 m (approx) |
Flowering time: | Jan - Feb |
Worldwide distribution: | Only known from North-Western Province of Zambia. |
National distribution: | W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | Endemic |
Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Thursday 10 October 2019 |
Literature: |
Beard, J.S. (1992). The Proteas of Tropical Africa Kangaroo Press Page 66. Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 79. |
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