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Streptocarpus brachynema
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to plateau below Nhadore Peak, Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path to plateau below Nhadore Peak, Mt Gorongosa
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| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Monocarpic herb. Single leaf up to 30 × 15 cm at time of flowering, covered in stiff hairs on both surfaces. Up to 4 inflorescences arise from the base of the leaf, many-flowered. Corolla pale mauve with two yellow lines in the corolla throat, flanked by dark purple markings. Plants flower once, fruit and die. |
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| Habitat: | On rocks and tree trunks in the understorey of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: | 1500 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to Mt Gorongosa, Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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 75. 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 87. Hilliard, O.M. & Burtt, B.L. (1971). Streptocarpus, an African Plant Study University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg Pages 222 - 223. (Includes a picture). Hilliard, O.M. & Burtt, B.L. (1988). Gesneriaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 55 - 56. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Streptocarpus brachynemaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Streptocarpus brachynema
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Streptocarpus brachynema
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Streptocarpus brachynema
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iNaturalist: Streptocarpus brachynema
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Streptocarpus brachynema
JSTOR Plant Science: Streptocarpus brachynema
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Streptocarpus brachynema
Plants of the World Online: Streptocarpus brachynema
Tropicos: Streptocarpus brachynema
Wikipedia: Streptocarpus brachynema
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