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Barleria lactiflora
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Photo: Penny English
Along the road to Thazima about 1.2 km SE of the Chankharamu school.
Photo: Penny English
Along the road to Thazima about 1.2 km SE of the Chankharamu school.
Photo: Penny English
Along the road to Thazima about 1.2 km SE of the Chankharamu school.
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| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 60 cm high, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves subsessile, narrowly oblong-elliptic or sometimes ovate, 8.5-16 cm long, somewhat leathery, hairless when mature. Inflorescences dense terminal, cylindrical or capitate heads, 3.5-9.5 cm long; bracts ovate, elliptic to somewhat obovate, 15-33 mm long with margi long-ciliate with swollen based hairs. Flowers subsessile, white, mauve or blue, pubescent outside. |
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| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, wooded grassland and on rocky hill sides. |
| Altitude range: | 650 - 1450 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania and northern Malawi. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 19 March 2020 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 95 - 96. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Barleria lactifloraBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Barleria lactiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Barleria lactiflora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Barleria lactiflora
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iNaturalist: Barleria lactiflora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Barleria lactiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Barleria lactiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Barleria lactiflora
Plants of the World Online: Barleria lactiflora
Tropicos: Barleria lactiflora
Wikipedia: Barleria lactiflora
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