Ruellia bignoniiflora (Lindau) S. Moore

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Synonyms:	Dischistocalyx bignoniiflorus (S. Moore) Lindau Ruellia bignonaeiflora S. Moore Ruellia oxysepala C.B. Clarke
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall. Leaves opposite, ovate, up to 6.5 cm long, densely hairy, somewhat sticky. Flowers axillary, solitary held in ovate, hairy bracteoles. Corolla white with a long narrow tube up to 9 cm long.
Notes:	Ruellia oxysepala C.B.Clarke was described from Mozambique (Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 78: 73, 1905). This is clearly a synonym of Ruellia bignoniiflora but was overlooked so not listed as such in FZ 8-5, 2013. (Iain Darbyshire and Kai Vollesen pers. Comm. by email 19-12-2020)
Derivation of specific name:	bignoniiflora: with flowers resembling a Bignonia (Bignoniaceae)
Habitat:	In deciduous woodland and scrub.
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Sudan and Ethiopia to Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution:	T
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Literature:	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 15. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 19. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 141 - 142.

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