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Brachystephanus africanus
africanus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lower forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa.
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| Synonyms: |
Brachystephanus bequaertii De Wild. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, perennial shrub-like herb, up to c. 2.5 m high. Leaves opposite, 11-18 cm long, elliptic to ovate, hairless above, more or less densely hairy beneath; margin entire or shallowly crenate; petiole 1-4 cm long. Inflorescences in erect terminal and axillary spikes, 9-19 cm long, flowers appearring from tightly overlapping bracts. Corolla 2-lipped, pink violet, mauve or white; tube 2.5-3.5 cm long; stamens and style long exserted. |
| Type location: |
Malawi |
| Notes: |
The record from Mt Gorongosa predates the more recent records from Mt Mabu and Mt Namuli. It needs to be noted that the species may meanwhile have become possibly extinct on Mt Gorongosa since the area where it was found has now been completely cleared. |
| Derivation of specific name: | africanus: African |
| Habitat: | In the understorey of evergreen forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | Z,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 10 December 2011 |
| Literature: |
Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 444. as Brachystegia africanus (Includes a picture). Champluvier, D. & Darbyshire, I. (2009). A revision of the genera Brachystephanus and Oreacanthus (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa Systematics and Geography of Plants 79(2) Pages 157 - 161. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 142 - 144. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 21. As Brachystephanus africanus Figueiredo, E. & Jury, S.L. (1996). Notes on Brachystephanus (Acanthaceae) Kew Bulletin 51(4) Pages 753 - 756. Zimbabwe and Mozambique not cited in the distribution Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 514 - 515. (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 161. Harris, T., Darbyshire, I. & Polhill, R. (2011). New species and range extensions from Mt Namuli, Mt Mabu and Mt Chiperone in northern Mozambique Kew Bulletin 66(2) Page 248. 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 13. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 33. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 72. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 113 - 115. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Brachystephanus africanus var. africanus
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