Equilabium gracile (Suess.) Mwany. & A.J.Paton

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Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma

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Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma

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Plateau above Khodzue Gorge

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Synonyms:	Plectranthus gracilis Suess. Plectranthus seyanii A.J. Paton & Brummitt
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Frequency:	Occasional
Status:	Native
Description:	Aromatic, sticky glandular, annual herb, up to 1m tall, erect or somewhat scrambling. Leaves more or less broadly ovate, 15-70 mm long, more or less sparsely glandular pubescent; margin crenate-dentate; petiole 5-20mm long. Inflorescence lax with 2-10-flowered verticels on wiry pedicels up to 20 mm long. Corolla blue to deep purple, rarely white with blue markings, 9-14mm long; lower and upper lip more or less equal size; lower lip boat-shaped, enclosing the stamens.
Notes:	The specimen from the Nhagutua Plateau (Wursten BW429, BR, EOWBL) appears to be the first record from the Manica-Sofala Division.
Derivation of specific name:	gracilis: graceful, slender
Habitat:	On granite outcrops and on limestone in woodland, along forest margins and in clearings.
Altitude range:	170 - 18500 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,T,MS
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Content last updated:	Tuesday 20 June 2017
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 188. as Plectranthus gracilis 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. as Plectranthus gracilis Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 218 - 220. as Plectranthus gracilis Paton, A.J., Mwanyambo, M., Govaerts, R.H.A., Smitha, K., Suddee, S., Phillipson, P.B., Wilson, T.C., Forster, P.I., Culham, A. (2019). Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera Phytokeys 129 Page 116.

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