Crabbea velutina S. Moore

Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (14)

Photo: Mark Hyde
Christon Bank, near path to warden's house

Photo: Petra Ballings
Along entrance road to Nhambo Cottages, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge.

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along entrance road to Nhambo Cottages, Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge.

Photo: Bart Wursten
Gorges Lodge, Dibu Dibu Communal Area, Victoria Falls

Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms:	Crabbea reticulata C.B. Clarke
Common names:
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or suberect, perennial herb. Leaves winged, petiolate, broadly ovate; margin serrate. Inflorescences densely clustered on peduncles 1-9 cm long. Flowers white with a yellow centre, borne amongst large leaf-like bracts with spiny margins.
Notes:	It differs from C. cirsioides by the more erect habit and the normally much longer pedunculate inflorescences. Occasionally peduncles in this species may be short but it can also be recognized by the dorsal calyx lobe which is 2-3 mm wide and distinctly wider than the other lobes.
Derivation of specific name:	velutina: velvety
Habitat:	In many types of woodland, grassland, riverine forest and on rocky hills.
Altitude range:	Up to 1300 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Caprivi-Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa.
Malawi distribution:	S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 449. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 18. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 13 - 15. (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 13. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 14. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 18. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 194.

Other sources of information about Crabbea velutina:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Crabbea velutina
Flora of Burundi: Crabbea velutina
Flora of Caprivi: Crabbea velutina
Flora of the DRC: Crabbea velutina
Flora of Mozambique: Crabbea velutina
Flora of Rwanda: Crabbea velutina
Flora of Zambia: Crabbea velutina
Flora of Zimbabwe: Crabbea velutina

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crabbea velutina
African Plant Database: Crabbea velutina
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crabbea velutina
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crabbea velutina
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crabbea velutina
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Crabbea velutina
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crabbea velutina
JSTOR Plant Science: Crabbea velutina
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crabbea velutina
Plants of the World Online: Crabbea velutina
Tropicos: Crabbea velutina
Wikipedia: Crabbea velutina