Diclis ovata Benth.

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Fields' Cottage, Ezulwini, nr Mt Rukotso

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Path from entrance gate to Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe

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Synonyms:	Linaria veronicoides A. Rich.
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Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Prostrate or decumbent annual herb. Stem sparsely branched, up to 30 cm, pubescent. Leaves ovate with shallow teeth; glandular hairy, particularly on the major veins below. Flowers solitary, axillary, white with purple markings on the corolla tube and upper lip.
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Derivation of specific name:	ovata: ovate or egg-shaped, referring to the leaves
Habitat:	A weed of cultivation, riversides and open woodland.
Altitude range:	750 - 2400 m
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Worldwide distribution:	From West Africa to Ethiopia, Sudan, south to Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Also in Madagascar and Mascarene Islands
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B,N,W,C,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Lk,W
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Content last updated:	Sunday 8 April 2012
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 265. 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 110. 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 77. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 12 - 14. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98.

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