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Synonyms: |
Floscopa beirensis Kuntze |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Decumbent perennial herb. Leaves ovate-elliptic, pseudopetiolate. Inflorescence terminal, fairly dense on a hairy axis. Flowers, small, c. 5 mm in diameter, mauve-blue; filaments conspicuously hairy. |
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Habitat: | In shady places in thickets or forest, sometimes near streams. |
Altitude range: | Up to 800 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 123 - 124. 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 86. |
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