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Pentas angustifolia
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Cleveland Dam
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Val D'Or
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Val D'Or
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Hippo Pools, near camp
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Hippo Pools, near camp
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Besna Kobila, Matobo
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| Synonyms: |
Pentas woodii Scott-Elliot Sipanea angustifolia A.Rich. ex DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, up to 1 m. Stems may be woody. Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate, pubescent above and on the veins below. Inflorescence in terminal clusters. Flowers white; stigma lobes often purple. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | angustifolia: narrow-leaved |
| Habitat: | In various types of woodland, usually in rocky places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,C,Lk,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 28. 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 73. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 74 - 75. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pentas angustifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Pentas angustifolia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pentas angustifolia
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