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Synonyms: |
Plectranthus cf. sphaerophyllus sensu Mapaura & Timberlake Plectranthus selukwensis N.E.Br. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb up to 50 cm high with several ascending stems growing from a woody rootstock. Stems quadrangular, often purplish, with retrorse hairs and spreading glandular hairs,sometimes also with orange to red sessile glands. Leaves spreading to ascending, broadly ovate triangular, upto 4 cm long, often broadly cordate at the base, indumentum as for the stems; margin often deeply crenate-dentate; petiole 8-35 mm long. Inflorescence fairly lax, tending to be one-sided. Calyx 2-3 mm long, purplish, hairy and with sessile glands. Corolla 11-13 mm long, purple sparsely hairy and with red sessile glands; lower lip deeply boat-shaped, hiding the stamens, densely hairy with purple hairs,frilled at the apex. |
Type location: |
Zimbabwe |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | selukwensis: of Selukwe (now Shurugwi) in Zimbabwe, where the type was collected. |
Habitat: | Amongst granite rocks. |
Altitude range: | 1200 - 1700 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,Mc,C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 26 July 2023 |
Literature: |
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 56. as Plectranthus cf. sphaerophyllus Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Page 228. As Plectranthus selukwensis Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M., Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I., Culham, A. (2019). Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera Phytokeys 129 Page 125. |
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