Aspidoglossum masaicum (N.E. Br.) Kupicha

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Dambo grassland
Lunkunyi, Zambezi Distr
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms:	Schizoglossum altum N.E. Br. Schizoglossum baumii N.E. Br. Schizoglossum fuscopurpureum Schltr. & Rendle Schizoglossum masaicum N.E. Br. Schizoglossum semlikense S. Moore
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Frequency:	Locally common
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb up to 110 cm tall growing from a globose to napiform tuber; stems solitary, simple or branched, slender, pubescent; leaves opposite and paired, 1-6 x 0.05-0.2 cm, linear with the margins strongly revolute, pubescent on upper surface; inflorescences sessile, 2-10 flowered at each of the upper nodes; calyx lobes c. 1.5 x 0.2-0.5 mm, lanceolate or narrowly ovate, acute, pilose; corolla spreading to campanulate, divided almost to base, white or greenish, sometimes flushed pink or purple, lobes 2-4 x 1 mm, ovate, subacute, pilose on the outer surface and glabrous on inner face, often with stout white hairs at apex; corona lobes of type B; follicles 3-6 cm long, narrowly fusiform but with a pronounced beak, pubescent, held erect.
Type location:	Kenya
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Habitat:	Seasonally waterlogged grassland.
Altitude range:	1000 - 1500 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical Africa from Namiba and Angola to Kenya and Ethiopia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B,C
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Lk,W
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Content last updated:	Saturday 22 October 2022
Literature:	Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 256.

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