Aeollanthus homblei
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Habit
Dambo margin
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms
Nov 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Rosette leaves
Dambo margin
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms
Nov 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Dambo margin
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms
Nov 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Dambo margin
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms
Nov 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Dambo margin
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms
Nov 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Aeollanthus rosulifolius P.A. Duvign. & Denaeyer Icomum albocandelabrum P.A. Duvign. & Denaeyer |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with one or a few stems 10-45 cm tall growing from an elongate or globose root; leaves ± heteromorphic (with two different forms), in a rosette or subopposite, basal leaves 11-150 x 6-100 mm, subsessile or shortly petiolate, obovate to oblanceolate or elliptic to orbicular-oblate, stem leaves subsessile, smaller and narrower or sometimes absent; inflorescence unbranched or few branched spikes of subverticillate, subopposite or scattered flowers; fruiting calyx ovoid, 3.5-6 mm long; corolla white or pink with tube slightly broadened towards throat, 4.5-7.5 mm long, posterior lip 4-lobed with mid-lobes markedly larger than side lobes, lower lip 3-6 mm long, boat-shaped; nutlets smooth. |
| Type location: |
Congo, Katanga, near Katentania, xi.1912, Homblé 832 (BR lectotype) |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | homblei: after Henri Antoine Homblé, Belgian botanist who collected the type specimen in Katanga Province of DRC |
| Habitat: | Rocks, clay or shallow soil overlying rock or clay |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC and Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 14 April 2021 |
| Literature: |
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 299 - 300. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aeollanthus hombleiAfrican Plant Database: Aeollanthus homblei
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aeollanthus homblei
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aeollanthus homblei
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aeollanthus homblei
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