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Becium centraliafricanum (R.E. Fr.) Sebald Becium homblei (De Wild.) P.A. Duvign. & Plancke |
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Perennial herb, suffrutex or small shrub to 60 cm. Leaves narrowly obovate, glabrous or sparsely hairy, weakly serrate especially near apex. Calyx densely white-tomentose. Corolla almost white to mauve or purple. |
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Syntypes from Zambia |
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| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,C,Lk,W |
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| Literature: |
Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1967). The influence of copper content of the soil on trees and shrubs of Molly South Hill, Mangula Kirkia 6(1) Pages 63 - 84. As Becium homblei 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 56. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 120 - 128. (Includes a picture). |
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