Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.

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Rimiti West

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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

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Mana Pools, by main road to camp

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Synonyms:	Ceratotheca heudelotii Stapf Ceratotheca melanosperma Hochst. ex Bernh. Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. var. melanoptera A. DC.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Slender erect annual herb, usually not more than 60 cm. Most parts glandular hairy. Leaves variously lanceolate-deltate to ovate-cordate; margins coarsely dentate. Flowers pendent, solitary in the leaf axils, pink, mauve or lilac, lip and throat cream with dark lines. Fruit a laterally flattened capsule with slender horns.
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Derivation of specific name:	sesamoides: resembling a species of Sesamum
Habitat:	In sandy soils in grassland and savanna woodland.
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Worldwide distribution:	From Senegal to Tanzania and the DRC and southwards to Botswana and Mozambique
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 140 - 141. (Includes a picture). Bedigian, D. (2024). Pedaliaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 21 - 24. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 179. (Includes a picture). Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 95 - 97. 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 66. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 91. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91.

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