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Justicia subcordatifolia
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Along path to Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Justicia hedrenii Vollesen Justicia sp. B sensu Hedrèn |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with erect or decumbent stems up to 60 cm long, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves opposite, quite broadly ovate, 1-2.6 cm long, cordate at the base, finely pubescent. Flowers solitary or in pairs in the upper leaf axils, white to mauve, with or without a herringbone pattern on the lower lip. Capsule 7-9 mm long, finely pubescent. |
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| Habitat: | Montane grassland and rocky outcrops, sometimes along roadsides. |
| Altitude range: | 1400 - 2300 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Known from the Mutare-Nyanga area in eastern Zimbabwe and possibly Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 79. As Justicia subcordatifolia Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 201 - 202. Protologue Hedrén, M. (1989). Justicia sect. Harnieria (Acanthaceae) in Tropical Africa Acta. Univ. Ups. Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(1) Page 111. as Justicia sp. B |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Justicia subcordatifolia
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