Aeollanthus rehmannii Gürke

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Aeollanthus rehmannii

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Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Backpackers and Overlanders Lodge, Twentydales ext rd, Epworth, Harare

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Synonyms: Aeollanthus crenatus Moore
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Aromatic perennial herb or subshrub. Stems 1-many, erect or ascending, 15-100 cm long, with recurved hairs. Leaves opposite, ovate, rarely elliptic with prominent veins below; margins crenate-dentate. Inflorescence a lax panicle. Flowers often one-sided on the lateral inflorescence branches. Bracts elliptic, lanceolate or linear, up to 3.5 mm long. Corolla white or pale violet; upper lip subequally 4-lobed with vertical rows of dark violet spots; lower lip boat-shaped, often darker towards the apex.
Type location:
South Africa
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: rehmannii: named for Anton Rehmann, 1840-1917, Polish botanist and collector
Habitat: In shallow soil pockets on rocks.
Altitude range: Up to 1700 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Western Angola and Namibia in the West; eastern Zambia, southern Tanzania to South Africa in the East.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): W,C,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,E,C,Lk
Growth form(s):
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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 183.

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 54.

Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 306 - 307.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 77.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Aeollanthus rehmannii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149600, retrieved 29 March 2024

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