Barleria ameliae A. Meeuse

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Mana Pools, by main road to camp

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By road from Sinamatella to Mandavu Dam, Hwange NP

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Synonyms:	Barleria prionitis L. subsp. ameliae (A.Meeuse) Brummitt & J.R.I. Wood
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Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub-like perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall, more or less woody at the base. Stems with slender axillary spines. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, up to 5 × 2 cm, tapering to a sharp point. Flowers axillary and terminal, yellow to orange; bracts narrowly ovate, tapering to a sharp spine-like tip.
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Habitat:	In mopane and Acacia woodland and dry open riverine forest and thicket, on sandy soils.
Altitude range:	100 - 1100 m
Flowering time:	Jan - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ?Botswana and Caprivi Namibia.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Literature:	Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 114 - 115. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 386 - 387. as Barleria prionitis (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. as Barleria prionitis subsp. ameliae Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 18. as Barleria prionites Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 76 - 77. as Barleria prionitis (Includes a picture). Roodt, V. (2011). Wild flowers, Waterplants and Grasses of the Okavango Delta and Kalahari "Did You Know" nature series Struik Nature for Veronica Roodt Publications Page 43. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 17. as Barleria prionites

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