Sebaea leiostyla Gilg

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Higher plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.

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Synonyms:	Sebaea bequaertii De Wild. Sebaea polyantha Gilg Sebaea schimperiana auct. non Buching ex Schweinf. Sebaea transvaalensis Schinz
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Status:	Native
Description:	Slender erect annual or perennial herb, up to 60 cm. Stems simple or sparsely branched, 4-ridged. Leaves sessile, broadly ovate to near circular, 5-veined from the base. Flowers in dense many-flowered terminal inflorescences, bright yellow; stamens inserted at the sinuses of the corolla. Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.
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Habitat:	In grassland, mostly in damp soil overlying granite.
Altitude range:	1300 - 2370 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Eastern, south and tropical Africa
Mozambique distribution:	Z,MS
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Content last updated:	Sunday 26 August 2012
Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 98 - 99. (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 176. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 50. 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 75. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 300 - 301. (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 53. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Page 24. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 146 - 147. (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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