Pycnostachys sphaerocephala Baker

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Synonyms: Pycnostachys kaessneri Perkins
Pycnostachys perkinsii E.A. Bruce
Pycnostachys whytei Baker
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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Malawi, Nyika Plateau
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: sphaerocephala: with a round, spherical head.
Habitat: In wet grassland, marshes and dambos in woodland.
Altitude range: 900 - 2100 m
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Worldwide distribution: DRC, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
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Literature:

Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 327 - 328.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71. As Pycnostachys perkinsii

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Pycnostachys sphaerocephala.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=211080, retrieved 19 April 2024

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