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Ruttya ovata
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
close to Namaacha, Maputo province
Photo: Ton Rulkens
close to Namaacha, Maputo province
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| Synonyms: |
Duvernoia trichocalyx Lindau |
| Common names: | Ruttya (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scrambling shrub up to 3 m high; older branches greyish with conspicuous up-shaped scars. Leaves opposite, ovate, up 7 cm long, hairless except for a few curly hairs on the midrib; margin more or less wavy; petiole up to 3 mm long. Inflorescences terminal on the branches, densely many-flowered, unbranched. Bracts and calyx lobes filiform up to 1.5 cm long. Corolla c. 20 mm long, white with maroon speckling on the lower lip and in the throat. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ovata: ovate, egg-shaped, referring to the leaves. |
| Habitat: | In coastal bushland. |
| Altitude range: | 50 - 600 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique, Eswatini and eastern South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | M |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 27 October 2016 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 192 - 193. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 886. (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 19. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 138 - 140. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 388 - 389. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 200 - 201. (Includes a picture). Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 612 - 613. (Includes a picture). Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 23. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ruttya ovataAfrican Plant Database: Ruttya ovata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ruttya ovata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ruttya ovata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ruttya ovata
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iNaturalist: Ruttya ovata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ruttya ovata
JSTOR Plant Science: Ruttya ovata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ruttya ovata
Plants of the World Online: Ruttya ovata
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Wikipedia: Ruttya ovata
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