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Cleome angustifolia
diandra
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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Cleome diandra Burch. Dianthera burchelliana Klotzsch ex Sond. Dianthera petersiana Klotzsch ex Sond. Polanisia diandra (Burch.) Dur. & Schinz |
| Common names: | Yellow mouse-whiskers (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender erect herb, up to 75 cm tall. Leaves palmately compound with 3-9 linear leaflets, 1-4 cm long, glabrous. Flowers in a lax terminal inflorescence, bright golden yellow with purple spots near the base of the petals. Fertile stamens 2, up to 4 cm long. Capsule 5-10 cm long, linear. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | angustifolia: narrow-leaved |
| Habitat: | In mopane woodland and other dry woodland, sometimes as a weed of cultivation. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, DRC, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 12 June 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 83. as Cleome angustifolia (Includes a picture). 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 32. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 44. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 24. As Cleome angustifolia Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 201 - 204. As Cleome diandra (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cleome angustifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Cleome angustifolia
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