Pycnostachys kassneri
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Habit
Undisturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soil between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Undisturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soil between Lumangwe and Kabwelume Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Pycnostachys kassneri Gürke ex De Wild. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb 0.4 – 1 m tall; stems quadrangular, pubescent; leaves opposite, sessile, c. 35-125 x 4-20 mm, narrowly elliptic, margins with small widely spaced serrations, apex acuminate, base cuneate; inflorescence densely conical, 30-35 x 18-20 mm in fruit; bracts subtending entire inflorescence in whorl of 4, 20-50 mm long, narrowly ovate, acuminate; calyx shortly glandular hairy on outside corolla white or pale blue to lilac, 15-16 mm long. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | Kassneri: named after Theodor Kassner who collected the type specimen |
| Habitat: | Miombo/Brachystegia woodland and grazed sandy grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Katanga Province of DRC, Northern Zambia to Tanzania. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
| 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: | Tuesday 7 January 2020 |
| Literature: |
Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 318 - 319. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71. |
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