Amphiasma luzuloides (K. Schum.) Bremek.

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Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeza road, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Amphiasma assimilis Bremek. Oldenlandia luzuloides K. Schum.
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Frequency:	very local
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, with erect, simple or sparsely branched, hairless stems 14–50 cm tall. Leaves held erect, linear, 1–4 cm long, finely rough on the upper surface, more or less ciliolate at the base of the midvein beneath; Leaves connected at the base by a stipular sheath 2–5 mm long, sometimes with 2 minute teeth. Inflorescences 2–5, terminal and at the upper nodes, c. 6 mm long and wide; peduncles 2–8 mm long; bracts leaf-like, 3–9. Calyx tube hairless, 1–1.2 mm long; lobes 1–1.6 mm long, with ciliolate margins. Corolla white or tinged lavender, hairless or papillate outside; tube 2–4 mm long, slightly funnel-shaped, hairy inside; lobes 2.8–3.3 mm long, lower half hairy inside. Style 2-4 mm long. Capsule 2-2.5 mm long and wide.
Type location:	Malawi
Notes:	Listed in Phiri (2005: 86) but not cited for Zambia in Flora Zambesiaca 5-1 (Verdvourt, 1989) or Burrows & Willis (2005).
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Habitat:	Montane grassland.
Altitude range:	1760 - 2280 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania, northern Malawi and Zambia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	E
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Content last updated:	Thursday 14 March 2019
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 238. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 86. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 112 - 113. (Includes a picture).

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