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Hypericum aethiopicum
sonderi
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Slopes of Chinziwa, Vumba Mts
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Slopes of Chinziwa, Vumba Mts
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial herb with unbranched stems, usually less than c. 20 cm long. Leaves opposite, sessile, ovate, oblong or almost round, up to 25 × 15 mm, with prominent translucent gland dots; apex obtuse or rounded; margin entire but often rolled under. Flowers c. 2.5 cm in diameter, in terminal clusters, rarely solitary; sepals lanceolate, acuminate, subequal, with translucent and dark glad dots; petals yellow, often tinged with red with dark gland dots scattered on margins and lamina; stamens numerous; styles usually 3, rarely 4 and ovary 3-locular. Fruit a capsule, erect. |
| Notes: | See the similar H. peplidifolium for comparison. |
| Derivation of specific name: | aethiopicum: of Ethiopia, a historic name for large parts of Africa |
| Habitat: | Occurring mostly in grassland. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and North-east South Africa. Subsp. aethiopicum is confined to the Cape, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Eurema desjardinsii marshalli (Food plant) Eurema hecabe solifera (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 19 March 2009 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 21. Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 59. 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 35. Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 382 - 384. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92. |
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