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| Synonyms: |
Melanthera biflora (L.) Wild Verbesina biflora L. Wedelia biflora (L.) Wight Wollastonia zanzibarensis DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Derivation of specific name: | biflora: two-flowered |
| Habitat: | On sandy beaches above the high water mark and on coral rock in coastal bush. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 15 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Along the Indian Ocean Coasts including East Africa, Asia; also on Pacific Islands and in Australis. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 209. (Includes a picture). Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 742 - 744. As Melanthera biflora (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 33. As Melanthera biflora Wild, H. (1965). The African species of the genus Melanthera Rohr Kirkia 5(1) Pages 4 - 5. Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Pages 48 - 49. |
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