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Gnidia chrysantha
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mussapa River, Nhabawa area, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mussapa River, Nhabawa area, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mussapa River, Nhabawa area, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mussapa River, Nhabawa area, lower Chimanimani Mts
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| Synonyms: |
Arthrosolen chrysanthus Solms Gnidia miniata R.E. Fr. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb. Stems few to many, mostly unbranched, up to 80 cm, growing from a woody rhizome. Leaves alternate, erect, subsessile, elliptic, narrowly ovate or obovate, glaucous, glabrous. Inflorescence a terminal involucrate head, mostly 30-50-flowered. Flowers brilliant yellow to scarlet red. It is a typical pyrophyte, often flowering soon after the grass fires. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | chrysantha: golden-flowered |
| Habitat: | In grassland, in the ecotone between woodland and grassland and along vlei margins. |
| Altitude range: | 400 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa, DRC, Sudan and East Africa, south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 13 December 2019 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 74 - 75. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 276. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 113. 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 80. Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 102 - 103. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 101. |
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Flora of Malawi: Gnidia chrysanthaFlora of Zambia: Gnidia chrysantha
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gnidia chrysanthaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gnidia chrysantha
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gnidia chrysantha
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