Crabbea kaessneri S. Moore

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Crabbea kaessneri

Mufumbwe Wildlife Camp
Jan 1991
Photo: Mike Bingham

Crabbea kaessneri

Habit
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

Crabbea kaessneri

Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

Crabbea kaessneri

Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasempa Distr.
Jan 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Status: Native
Description:
Stemless or almost stemless perennial herb with creeping rhizome. Leaves in 2(3) decussate pairs appressed to the ground. Corolla white with yellow gibbous patches in throat.
Type location:
DRC, Katanga
Notes: Red data list status: Local in the Flora area, but not threatened.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: Miombo woodland on rocky outcrops.
Altitude range: (metres) 1200 - 1750 m
Flowering time: Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution:
National distribution: N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Cb,N
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Images last updated: Saturday 22 October 2022
Literature:

Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Page 18.


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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Crabbea kaessneri.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=221940, retrieved 4 April 2025

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