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Barleria velutina
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Miombo woodland, below Kabompo Gorge
May 2012
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Barleria grandicalyx sensu Phiri |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Limited distribution but not uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex, much-branched, erect or procumbent, 30-75 cm tall; stems with dense long appressed or ascending buff-coloured hairs, with shorter, finer spreading hairs on two opposite sides. Inflorescence usually congested into a short spike.3.5-11 cm long terminating main and short lateral branches, sometimes more widely spaced and axillary, each cyme single flowered, sessile. Calyx outer lobes with darker venation. Corolla lobes blue, adaxial pair absent or obsolete. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | Synonyms: Barleria grandicalyx sensu Phiri, Checklist Zamb. Vasc. Pl.: 18 (2005), non Lindau. |
| Derivation of specific name: | velutina = velvety; densely covered with short soft erect hairs |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: | 1100 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | May - June |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 8 May 2017 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Page 52. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Barleria velutinaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Barleria velutina
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Barleria velutina
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Barleria velutina
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iNaturalist: Barleria velutina
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Barleria velutina
JSTOR Plant Science: Barleria velutina
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Barleria velutina
Plants of the World Online: Barleria velutina
Tropicos: Barleria velutina
Wikipedia: Barleria velutina
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