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Dyschoriste hildebrandtii
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Along entrance road to Zebra Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Along path towards bottom of Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Compound of Community Education Centre, Gorongosa National Park
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Compound of Community Education Centre, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Compound of Community Education Centre, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Compound of Community Education Centre, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Calophanes hildebrandtii S. Moore Dyschoriste alba S. Moore Dyschoriste fischeri Lindau Dyschoriste marandellae Merxm. Dyschoriste matopensis N.E. Br. Dyschoriste monroi S. Moore |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Semi-erect, somewhat scrambling, perennial subshrub, up to 50 cm tall, woody at the base. Leaves up to 6 × 2.5 cm, usually smaller, elliptic, ovate or obovate, more or less densely hairy. Flowers in sessile, axillary 3-12-flowered clusters, surrounded by elliptic to obovate leaf-like bracts, up to 1.5 cm long. Corolla extremely variable in colour, white to cream, pale to deep mauve, purple-blue, pale pinkish-white or rarely yellow, all colour forms sometimes with darker purple markings in the throat, 2-lipped; lower lip 3-lobed, upper lip less deeply 2-lobed. Stamens 4, only 2 protruding beyond the corolla mouth. Calyx with 5 narrow lobes, often with stalked, sticky glands. Capsule 10-16 mm long. |
| Notes: | The flower colour of this species is extremely variable and it can sometimes be surprising to realize that one is dealing with the same species. |
| Derivation of specific name: | hildebrandtii: named after J.M. Hildebrandt (1847-1881), German Botanist and collector in East Africa and Madagascar. |
| Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland and mixed miombo woodland, often on rocky hill sides. |
| Altitude range: | 50 - 1700 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 4 July 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 193. (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 48. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. As Dyschoriste matopensis Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 274. As Dyschoriste fischeri Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 398 - 399. as Dyschoriste fischeri (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 14. as Dyschoriste fischeri and D. matopensis Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 18. as both D. hildebrandtii and D. fischeri Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 18. as Dyschoriste fischeri and also as D. matopensis and D. monroi Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 76 - 77. As Dyschoriste fischeri Vollesen, K. (2009). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 198 - 199. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 132 - 135. (Includes a picture). |
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