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Gyrodoma hispida
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Lion House, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Lion House, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Musikadzi River, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Musikadzi River, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Brachycome hispida (Vatke) Klatt Brachycome mossambicensis Oliv. & Hiern Matricaria hispida Vatke |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Decumbent or ascending annual herb, branching from the base. Branches up to c. 30 cm long, ribbed, covered with long spreading hairs. Leaves alternate, sessile, up to c. 9 cm long, oblong in outline, deeply pinnatifid with lobes up to 2 cm long, mucronate at the apex, with long spreading hairs on both surfaces; margin entire or with 1-2 teeth. Capitula solitary, terminal, c. 8 mm in diameter, hemispheric. Involucral bracts c. 2-seriate, narrowly ovate. Ray-florets, white or pale blue, c. 5 mm long; disk-florets numerous, yellow. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | hispida: rough with stiff hairs (hispid) |
| Habitat: | In black soils, in flat river valleys, estuaries and lagoons, mainly in coastal areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from the coastal plain of Mozambique |
| National distribution: | Z,T,MS,GI |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 30 October 2008 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 210 - 211. (Includes a picture). 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 81. Wild, H. (1974). New and interesting Compositae from South-Central Africa, 2 Kirkia 9(1) Pages 294 - 295. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1975). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 4. Astereae. Kirkia 10(1) Pages 4 - 5. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gyrodoma hispidaAfrican Plant Database: Gyrodoma hispida
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gyrodoma hispida
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gyrodoma hispida
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Gyrodoma hispida
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iNaturalist: Gyrodoma hispida
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gyrodoma hispida
JSTOR Plant Science: Gyrodoma hispida
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gyrodoma hispida
Plants of the World Online: Gyrodoma hispida
Tropicos: Gyrodoma hispida
Wikipedia: Gyrodoma hispida
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