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Frequency: | Occasional |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrubby perennial herb with woody stems, mostly less than 1.5 m. Leaves elliptic-oblong to ovate. Inflorescences few-flowered. Flowers white, sometimes tinged with pink, sweetly scented; corolla tube up to 14 cm long. |
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Derivation of specific name: | nobilis: noble, stately |
Habitat: | In rocky places in Brachystegia woodland but most commonly on granite kopjes outcrops. |
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Flowering time: | Jan |
Worldwide distribution: | DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Mozambique distribution: | T |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Sunday 25 May 2008 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43. 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 73. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 68 - 70. as Pentas nobilis (Includes a picture). |
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