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Priva flabelliformis
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Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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Rangers camp, Moribane Forest.
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Rangers camp, Moribane Forest.
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Rangers camp, Moribane Forest.
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Rangers camp, Moribane Forest.
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At ISPN campus near Chimoio
Photo: Bart Wursten
At ISPN campus near Chimoio
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| Synonyms: |
Priva cordifolia (L.f.) Druce var. flabelliformis Moldenke |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubby herb with annual stems growing from a perennial rootstock. Stems 4-angled, covered in coarse hairs. Leaves ovate, silvery below. Flowers in slender, elongated spikes, white with purple stripes on the lower corolla lobes. Fruit enclosed in inflated calyx tube, covered in hooked, sticky hairs. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In woodland and scrub, often in disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, East Africa, southwards to South Africa and in Madagascar |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS,GI,M |
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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 21 March 2014 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 175. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 45. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 55 - 58. (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 82. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 110. |
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Priva flabelliformis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Priva flabelliformis
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