Mostuea brunonis Didr.
var. brunonis

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Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa

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Synonyms:	Mostuea walleri Baker
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Status:	Native
Description:	Normally a smallish shrub but occasionally a climbing liane. The flowers are normally white with a yellow throat but may be pink or lilac with an orange to red throat.
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Habitat:	In the understorey of evergreen forests.
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Flowering time:	Oct - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Tropical Africa and Madagascar
Mozambique distribution:	N,MS
Growth form(s):	Climber, liane, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Content last updated:	Saturday 10 November 2018
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 786. As Mostuea brunonis (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 22. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 267. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. (1983). Loganiaceae (inc. Buddlejaceae) Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 346 - 347. 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 58. Under Loganiaceae Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 116. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74.

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