Centella obtriangularis Cannon

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Slopes towards Mt Nhamudimu, Chimanimani Mts

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Tsungudzi river crossing, Chimanimani mts.

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Status:	Native
Description:	Hairless creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves in groups of 3-10 on short lateral shoots, shallowly obtriangular to transversely elliptic, up to 11 × 20 mm, apex with 3-7 triangular teeth; petiole 1-3.5 cm long. Flowers in small umbels, white; umbel rays very fine, up to 7 mm long. Fruit c. 2.5 × 2 mm, about twice as long as the bracts.
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Derivation of specific name:	obtriangularis: "upside-down" triangular, with the point at the base
Habitat:	On wet grassy slopes or earthbanks, restricted to quartzite grassland in the Chimanimani Mountains
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Worldwide distribution:	Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Mozambique distribution:	MS
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Lower Risk - near threatened
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Content last updated:	Saturday 5 September 2015
Literature:	Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 562 - 563. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 12. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 80. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 171. Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 60. as Centella sp. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 132. 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 18. Wild, H. (1964). The endemic species of the Chimanimani Mountains and their significance Kirkia 4 Pages 145 - 146. Protologue Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 87.

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