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Blepharis buchneri
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Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Apr 2008.
Photo: Jos Stevens
Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC; Dec 2007.
Photo: Jos Stevens
Habit
Ruderal grasslands
Nsumbu National Park, Nsama Distr.
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Ruderal grasslands
Nsumbu National Park, Nsama Distr.
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Ruderal grasslands
Nsumbu National Park, Nsama Distr.
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Blepharis buchneri Lindau var. major De Wild. Blepharis malangensis S. Moore |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect to procumbent annual, perennial or shrubby herb. Stems up to 1.25 m tall. Leaves glabrous to sparsely pilose, scabrid above, with the larger pair in a whorl more than 5 times as long as the smaller pair. Leaf lamina of larger pair lanceolate to narrowly ovate or elliptic; margin toothed; lamina of smaller pair rhombic-triangular in outline, sharply toothed. Flowers arranged in capitate or elongated heads. Outer bracts with strong submarginal veins, narrowly ovate-elliptic. Corolla pale or bright blue or bluish purple, 17-54 mm long; limb obovate, distinctly 3-lobed. Anther appendage 1-7 mm long. Capsule 10-13 mm long. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats, including grassland on black clay, riverine woodland, miombo woodland, rocky outcrops, lake shores, roadsides and also as a weed in villages and towns. |
| Altitude range: | 600 - 2150 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 22 October 2022 |
| 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 54. 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 18. Vollesen, K. (2000). Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 295 - 298. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 90 - 91. |
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