Justicia nyassana Lindau
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Turn-off to Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, Christmas Pass, Mutare.
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Turn-off to Cecil Kop Nature Reserve, Christmas Pass, Mutare.
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Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest
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Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest
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Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest
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Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest
Photo: Mark Hyde
Close to Aberfoyle Lodge
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Along Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area
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Lower eastern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts
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Stream crossing at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
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Stream crossing at boundary with Coutada 10, Coutada 12
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Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Description:
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Perennial herb with erect, ascending or scrambling stems, up to 100 cm tall. Leaves opposite, more or less narrowly ovate or elliptic, 1-7 cm, greyish pubescent, sometimes only on the midrib and larger veins; margin entire. Flowers singly or in 2-3-flowered clusters, together forming more or less dense terminal (rarely also axillary) spike-like inflorescences, 1-15 cm long. Rhachis, bracts and calyces covered with whitish or yellowish short and long hairs and stalked glands. Corolla 2-lipped, pale to deep mauve or pink, with purple lines on the lower lip; tube 4-8 mm long, often with stalked glands on the basal part; lower lip spreading, 4-10 mm long. Capsule up to 6-9.5 mm long, puberulous. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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nyassana: of Nyasaland (now Malawi) where the type specimen was found. |
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Along paths, clearings and margins in forest, damp places in woodland or on roadsides. |
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CAR, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Malawi distribution:
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N,C,S |
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Literature:
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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 182 - 183.
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.
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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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Justicia nyassana. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=154510, retrieved 21 September 2024
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