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Justicia striata
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Christon Bank, on large termite mound nr carpark
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Christon Bank, on large termite mound nr carpark
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Vumba rd at Westaway
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Vumba rd at Westaway
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Road from Swynnerton Memorial to main road, Chirinda Forest
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Adhatoda striata Klotzsch Justicia dyschoristeoides C.B. Clarke Justicia filifolia Lindau Justicia striata (Klotzsch) Bullock subsp. striata var. dyschoristeoides (C.B. Clarke) Hedrén |
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| Status: | Native |
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Somewhat scrambling perennial herb. Stems ascending to erect, up to 1 m tall, sometimes more, 6-ridged, more or less densely pubescent, especially below the nodes. Leaves opposite, lanceolate to ovate, hairy. Flowers in clusters in the upper the leaf axils, white with violet markings in the broad, slightly 3-lobed lip. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Ethiopia and Somalia to Angola, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| 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 138 - 139. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 51. (Includes a picture). Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 466. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 203 - 205. (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 14. as Justicia striata subsp. striata Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 34. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 87. |
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