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Isoglossa milanjiensis
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Vumba Rd at the roadside seepage near Cloudlands.
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| Synonyms: |
Isoglossa mossambicensis Lindau |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Bushy scrambling herb, sometimes attaining 2 m. Leaves ovate or narrowly ovate with a drip-tip. Flowers 2-lipped; lower lip white with raised purple palate at the front, brown in colour at the back. Capsule brown. |
| Notes: | This species was formerly treated as endemic to Mt Mulanje but it is now considered conspecific with the former Isoglossa mossambicensis found on Mt Gorongosa and the border mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Derivation of specific name: | milanjiensis: of Mt Mulanje, Malawi. |
| Habitat: | In and at the edges of evergreen forest, sometimes on streambanks in full sun. |
| Altitude range: | 350 - 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | (Mar-) Jul - Nov |
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| Malawi distribution: | S |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Salamis parhassus (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 34. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 19. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 154 - 155. 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 Isoglossa mossambicensis Strugnell, A.M. (2002). Endemics of Mt. Mulanje. The endemic spermatophytes of Mt. Mulanje, Malawi Systematics and Geography of Plants 72 Page 14. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 34. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Isoglossa milanjiensisFlora of Zimbabwe: Isoglossa milanjiensis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Isoglossa milanjiensisAfrican Plant Database: Isoglossa milanjiensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Isoglossa milanjiensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Isoglossa milanjiensis
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Isoglossa milanjiensis
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Wikipedia: Isoglossa milanjiensis
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