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Leucas martinicensis
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Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam
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| Synonyms: |
Clinopodium martinicense Jacq. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual herb, up to 1 m. Usually unbranched stems, finely hairy. Leaves opposite, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, margins coarsely serrate-crenate. Inflorescence of several spaced, many-flowered verticils with long thistle-like calyx teeth. Flowers small, white. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | martinicensis: of Martinique where the type specimen was collected |
| Habitat: | It is found mainly in disturbed places and as a weed of cultivation. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | According to Plants of the World Online, this is native to the tropcs and subtropics of the Old World and is also naturalised elsewhere. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 4 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. 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 56. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 64 - 65. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 69. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 78. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 102. (Includes a picture). |
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