Delosperma mahonii (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br.

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Along road near tunnel of mine site, Mt Buchwa

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Synonyms:	Mesembryanthemum mahonii N.E. Br.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Straggling succulent perennial up to c. 25 cm high. Leaves opposite, sessile, 2-4.5 cm long, succulent, subcylindric, grooved along the upper surface, fresh green, finely papillose. Flowers in several-flowered, forked inflorescences, up to 25 mm in diameter, pinkish-purple, sweetly scented.
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Derivation of specific name:	mahonii: for John Mahon (1870-1906), Irishman who worked as a gardener at Kew, a forester in Malawi and was curator of Entebbe Botanic Garden in Uganda. He collected the type specimen on a trip in Zimbabwe.
Habitat:	In Mopane woodlandand grassland but also in rockcrevices and on sandy soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	GI
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Mesembryanthemaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 551. Still placed in family Mesembryanthemaceae Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 62. Still placed in family Mesembryanthemaceae Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87.

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