Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
var. cordata

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Nr Genaina, Vumba main rd

Picture: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Forest, Vumba

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Synonyms:	Holosteum cordatum L.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Prostrate to decumbent herb with dichotomous branching. Leaves: petiole up to 1 cm, glabrous; lamina 1-3.5 × 0.6-3 cm, ovate to very broadly ovate, glabrous, 3-7-nerved at base; base cordate, truncate or abruptly cuneate. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, green with white margin. Petals white, sometimes 0, very deeply 2-fid.
Type location:	Syntypes from Jamaica and Surinam.
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Derivation of specific name:	cordata: heart-shaped
Habitat:	In shady places, particularly at the edges of forests.
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Flowering time:	Aug
Worldwide distribution:	More or less Pantropical.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N
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Content last updated:	Wednesday 1 April 2015
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. As Drymaria cordata cordata cordata 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 32. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 39. Wild, H. (1960-1). Caryophyllaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 344 - 346. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 90.

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