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Synonyms: |
Leucas megasphaera Baker |
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Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb with long spreading prostrate stems from which arise large sessile heads. |
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Derivation of specific name: | nyassae: from Malawi (Nyasaland) |
Habitat: | In miombo or Terminalia-Combretum woodland and grassland, often in sandy open ground. |
Altitude range: | 900 - 1500 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 184. as Leucas megasphaera 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 56. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 59 - 61. (Includes a picture). |
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