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| Synonyms: |
Diodia carnosa Hochst. Hydrophylax carnosa (Hochst.) Sond. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Branched decumbent herb with hairless, fleshy branches, flattened and grooved along one side, lower stems often reddish. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 0.7-2.3 cm long, fleshy, sessile but narrowing at the base and tucked into sheath-like stipules up to 8mm long. Flowers solitary, axillary, white or pinkish. Fruit up to 6 × 4 mm. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | carnosa: fleshy. |
| Habitat: | Coastal sand dunes |
| Altitude range: | Up to 25 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 10 September 2014 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 195. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 103. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 204 - 205. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 161 - 162. (Includes a picture). |
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