Blepharis glumacea S. Moore

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Samsangu Village, Longe area, Kaoma Distr., Western Province

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Synonyms:	Blepharis kassneri S. Moore
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Description:	Erect, procumbent or scrambling annual herb. Stems up to 50 cm long, usually with a single band of silky hairs. Leaves linear-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic or ovate, 5-14 cm long, more or less roughly hairy, particularly on the midrib below; margin entire, rolled under. Flowers solitary, sessile or on short lateral branchlets up to 7 cm long with reduced leaves at the base. Bracts greenish to straw-coloured with purple bands and blotches, hairless, leathery and glossy, ovate to elliptic, acuminate; margin entire without spines or bristles. Corolla white to cream or pale blue or mauve, 4-29 mm long, often hidden among the bracts; lip oblong-elliptic, narrowing towards the apex, central lobe longest, ciliate or hairy.
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Worldwide distribution:	Mali, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, DRC, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution:	N,C
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Literature:	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. Vollesen, K. (2000). Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 190 - 194. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Page 73.

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