Waltheria indica L.

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Haka Game Park, Cleveland Dam

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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

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Synonyms:	Waltheria americana L. var. indica (L.) K. Schum. Waltheria wildii Suess.
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Status:	Native or possibly introduced
Description:	Erect shrubby perennial, up to 50 cm. Most parts of the plant are covered in short shiny hairs. Leaves narrowly lanceolate with irregularly toothed margins. Flowers in dense axillary clusters, yellow.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	indica: of India
Habitat:	In rocky areas in woodland and grassland, often in disturbed places.
Altitude range:	Up to 1600 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread throughout the tropics and subtropics.
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
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Insects associated with this species:	Hyalites eponina (Food plant) Eublemma anachoresis (Larval food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 59. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 313. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 222. (Includes a picture). 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 80. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 45. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 108. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 29. Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 534 - 537. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95.

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