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Dissotis melleri
melleri
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Mt Ribaue.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Mt Ribaue.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Mt Ribaue.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Mt Ribaue.
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| Synonyms: |
Dissotis whytei Baker f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, usually without leaves when in flower. Branches greyish, thickened at the nodes. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, 4.5-16 cm long, discolorous, green above, yellow-green beneath, veining impressed above and with prominent reticulation beneath; margin entire; petiole up to 2.5 cm long, strigose. Flowers in compact terminal heads, 5-merous. Receptacle cylindric-campanulate, green to purple, set with ascending bristles; petals obovate, up to 2.5 cm long, purple. |
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| Habitat: | In exposed situations on cliffs, mountain slopes and rock crevices. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 6 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 204. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28. Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Page 73. Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 254 - 255. |
Other sources of information about Dissotis melleri var. melleri:
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Flora of Malawi: Dissotis melleri var. melleriFlora of Zambia: Dissotis melleri var. melleri
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dissotis melleriBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dissotis melleri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dissotis melleri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dissotis melleri
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iNaturalist: Dissotis melleri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dissotis melleri
JSTOR Plant Science: Dissotis melleri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dissotis melleri
Plants of the World Online: Dissotis melleri
Tropicos: Dissotis melleri
Wikipedia: Dissotis melleri
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