Synonyms:
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Floscopa beirensis Kuntze
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Decumbent perennial herb. Leaves ovate-elliptic, pseudopetiolate. Inflorescence terminal, fairly dense on a hairy axis. Flowers, small, c. 5 mm in diameter, mauve-blue; filaments conspicuously hairy. |
Type location:
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Mozambique |
Notes:
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Habitat:
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In shady places in thickets or forest, sometimes near streams. |
Altitude range: |
Up to 800 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,E |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Lk,S |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 123 - 124.
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 86.
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