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Pentanisia prunelloides
latifolia
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Habit
Wooded dambo margins
Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves and stem
Wooded dambo margins
Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Wooded dambo margins
Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Wooded dambo margins
Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Wooded dambo margins
Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr.
Feb 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Declieuxia latifolia Hochst Pentanisia longisepala Krause Pentanisia prunellioides var. latifolia (Hochst.) Walp. Pentanisia variabilis var. latifolia (Hochst.) Sond. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or semi-prostrate to completely prostrate herb 7 - 60 cm tall, with numerous hairy or glabrous stems from a thick woody rootstock up to 1 cm wide. Leaf blades 1.3 - 8.5 x 0.2 - 3.5 cm, oblong-elliptic or ovate to almost round, acute or sub-obtuse at the apex, rounded to sub-cordate at the base, mostly pubescent to densely villous, less often glabrous; petiole obsolete; stipules with ± 5 narrow segments, 3 - 7 x 0.3 - 2.5 mm, from a short base to 3 mm long. Inflorescence capitate, ± villous, branched, or spicate below, up to 7 x 4 cm; peduncle 3.5 - 34 cm long, often densely hairy. Calyx tube c. 1 x 0.8 - 1 mm, pubescent; lobes unequal, 1 - 2 larger and foliaceous, 0.3 - 1.2 cm x 0.5 - 1.5(2) mm. Corolla bright blue; tube 1.1 - 1.8 cm long, 1 - 1.5(2) mm wide at the apex, pubescent outside; lobes 2.5 - 5 x 1 - 2.5 mm; throat densely hairy. Fruit black, 2.5 - 4.5 x 2 - 3.3 mm, obcordate, laterally compressed, composed of 2 indehiscent cocci which eventually separate, pubescent. Seeds brown, almost round in outline, 2.5 x 2 mm, thin. |
| Type location: |
South Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | prunellioides: resembling Prunella, a genus in the Lamiaceae family latifolia: broad-leaved |
| Habitat: | Plateau woodland, grassy places in Brachystegia-Uapaca woodlands |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and South Africa |
| National distribution: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 20 March 2023 |
| Literature: |
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 58 - 59. |
Other sources of information about Pentanisia prunelloides subsp. latifolia:
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Flora of Malawi: Pentanisia prunelloides subsp. latifoliaExternal websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pentanisia prunelloidesBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pentanisia prunelloides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pentanisia prunelloides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pentanisia prunelloides
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iNaturalist: Pentanisia prunelloides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pentanisia prunelloides
JSTOR Plant Science: Pentanisia prunelloides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pentanisia prunelloides
Plants of the World Online: Pentanisia prunelloides
Tropicos: Pentanisia prunelloides
Wikipedia: Pentanisia prunelloides
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