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Lantana ukambensis
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Road to Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves and inflorescences
Miombo woodland
Road to Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Road to Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Road to Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Infructescence
Miombo woodland
Road to Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Lantana mearnsii Moldenke var. latibracteolata Moldenke Lantana milne-redheadii Moldenke Lantana rhodesiensis Moldenke Lantana salviifolia L. var. ternata Chiov. Lantana viburnoides (Forssk.) Vahl var. velutina Moldenke Lippia ukambensis Vatke |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Aromatic small shrubby perennial herb with several stems up to 1.5m high from a woody base. Leaves opposite 3-whorled, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.7-10 cm long, rugose and somewhat scabrid above, roughly velvety beneath with dense yellow-grey-green glandular hairs beneath,venation prominent beneath; margin closely crenate-serrate; petiole 1-8 mm long or leaves subsessile. Inflorescences solitary or 2 per leaf (up to 6 per node); peduncle short, usually not reaching beyond the base of the subtending leaf; bracts conspicuous rounded ovate, obovate, or triangular-lanceolate, up to 2 cm long, appressed glandular pubescent and ciliate on the margin. usually 5-veined or ribbed, often purple-tinged. Corolla deep purple, crimson or magenta, sometimes with a white or yellow centre, scarcely exceeding the bracts above; tube slender, 3-5 mm long densely spreading pubescent. Fruit subglobose, blue to purple, 2-4 mm, more or less shiny. |
| Type location: |
Kenya |
| Notes: | Although R. Fernandes (Flora Zambesiaca volume 8 part 7, 205: 29) notes extensively on why Lantana rhodesiensis in his opinion should be regarded as a separated species, general consensus still appears to be to sink it under L. ukambensis (Vatke) Verdc. |
| Derivation of specific name: | Ukambensis: from the land of the Wakamba people in Central Kenya where the type specimen was found. |
| Habitat: | Open woodland, wooded grassland and grassland, in old cultivation, along margins of dambos and sometimes in shallow soils amongst granite rocks. |
| Altitude range: | 750 - 1670 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,Mc,E,C,Lk,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 20 March 2023 |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 28 - 29. as Lantana rhodesiensis 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 82. as Lantana moldenkei Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 101. Verdcourt, B. (1992). Verbenaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 43 - 46. (Includes a picture). |
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