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Afrohybanthus latifolius
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Road to Chiniziua River, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Chiniziua River, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Nhagutua Ranger Post, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
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Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
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Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
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Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
Photo: Bart Wursten
Stream at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
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| Synonyms: |
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. Muell. var. latifolius (De Wild.) Engl. Ionidium enneaspermum (L). Vent. var. latifolium De Wild. |
| Common names: | Lady's Slipper (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial, sometimes annual herb, usually up to 60 cm tall. Leaves alternate, 2-6.5 cm long, in this variety more or less broadly elliptic, hairless or sparsely pubescent; margin shallowly serrate. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils on a pedicel up to 1.8 mm long, rose-pink to violet or bluish, normally with darker streaks and white in the centre; lower petal up to 2 × 2 cm, almost square with a short blunt spur. Fruit a 3-sided capsule, 5-8 mm long, pale yellow, hairless. |
| Type location: |
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| Notes: | This species rarely grows into a spindly shub up to 3 m tall |
| Derivation of specific name: | latifolius: with broad leaves. |
| Habitat: | Along forest margins, in woodland and grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 500 m |
| Flowering time: | All year |
| Worldwide distribution: | West and Central Africa, southern Tanzania and Mozambique. |
| National distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Pardopsis punctatissima (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 29 April 2016 |
| Literature: |
Flicker, B.J. & Ballard Jr, H.E. (2015). Afrohybanthus (Violaceae), a new genus for a distinctive and widely distributed Old World hybanthoid lineage Phytotaxa 230(1) Page 48. Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 254 - 258. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Afrohybanthus latifoliusAfrican Plant Database: Afrohybanthus latifolius
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Afrohybanthus latifolius
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Afrohybanthus latifolius
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Afrohybanthus latifolius
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Afrohybanthus latifolius
JSTOR Plant Science: Afrohybanthus latifolius
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Afrohybanthus latifolius
Plants of the World Online: Afrohybanthus latifolius
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