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Justicia elegantula
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Greystone Park Nature Reserve, Harare
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Mukuvisi Woodland, nr the bridge
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Mukuvisi Woodland, nr the bridge
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Haka Game Park
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Haka Game Park
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Spring posy (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, often much branched from the base with erect or prostrate annual stems to c.25 cm, from a stout woody rootstock. Young shoots with small succulent radical leaves. Leaves oblanceolate or lanceolate to broadly ovate. Flowers few together in leaf axils. Calyx lobes 5-9 mm at flowering stage. Corolla crimson to purple, 10.2-14.5 mm with a purple-white pattern at lower lip near throat. Capsule 5.5-8.2 mm, glabrous to densely hairy. |
| Notes: | Not recorded for Mozambique in FZ 8(6) |
| Derivation of specific name: | elegantula: elegant, pretty |
| Habitat: | In open grassland, woodlands, rocky areas, often in places which are seasonally burnt. |
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| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 8 June 2010 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 207 - 208. Hedrén, M. (1990). The Justicia elegantula complex (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 103(3) 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. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 128, plate 169 |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Justicia elegantulaAfrican Plant Database: Justicia elegantula
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Justicia elegantula
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Justicia elegantula
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Justicia elegantula
JSTOR Plant Science: Justicia elegantula
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Justicia elegantula
Plants of the World Online: Justicia elegantula
Tropicos: Justicia elegantula
Wikipedia: Justicia elegantula
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