Aeollanthus subacaulis (Baker) Hua & Briq.
var. linearis (Burkill) Ryding

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Below Namuli Peak, Zambezia province.

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Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park.

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Synonyms:	Aeollanthus rubescens Gürke Aeollanthus salicifolius Baker Icomum lineare Burkill
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Description:	See var. subacaulis for general description. This variety differs in having much smaller and inconspicuous leaves in the basal rosette; a far greater number of leaves along the branches; the leaves along the branches are narrower, linear, thick and almost fleshy. This variety is more usually several stemmed and occurs in shallow soil on seepage rocks and among grasses.
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Notes:	This species is unusual in Lamiaceae in not having strictly opposite leaves.
Derivation of specific name:	subacaulis: almost without a stem
Habitat:	In shallow soil on seepage rocks and among grasses.
Altitude range: (metres)	700 - 2200 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Burundi, Cameroun, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.
National distribution:	N,W,C,
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,N,C
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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 183. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 300 - 302. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 68.

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