Gnidia glauca
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along northern loop, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Gnidia eriocephala Meisn. Gnidia volkensii Gilg Lasiosiphon eriocephalus (Meisn.) Decne. Lasiosiphon glaucus Fresen. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall, rarely taller. Leaves alternate, mostly towards the ends of branches, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 32-80 mm long, glaucous, hairless, midrib prominent beneath; petiole 1-3 mm long or leaves subsessile. Inflorescences in terminal, densely 20-50-flowered globose heads, 20-50 mm in diameter. Flowers, mostly 5-merous, orange to golden yellow,fading to brown. |
| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | glauca: blue-green or glaucous, referring to the colour of the leaves. |
| Habitat: | At edges of montane forest, in wooded grassland and along streams. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Nigeria to Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Northern Zambia. Also in Southern India |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 2 September 2018 |
| 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 276. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28. Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 112. as Gnidia glauca var glauca Robyns, A. (1975). Thymelaeaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire - Rwanda - Burundi) Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 60 - 62. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 567 - 569. (Includes a picture). |
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