Pycnostachys sphaerocephala Baker

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Synonyms:	Pycnostachys kaessneri Perkins Pycnostachys perkinsii E.A. Bruce Pycnostachys whytei Baker
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Status:	Native
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Derivation of specific name:	sphaerocephala: with a round, spherical head.
Habitat:	In wet grassland, marshes and dambos in woodland.
Altitude range:	900 - 2100 m
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
Malawi distribution:	N,C
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Literature:	Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 327 - 328. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71. As Pycnostachys perkinsii

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