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Canscora alata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Nhamadzi river, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Nhamadzi river, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Nhamadzi river, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Roem. & Schult. Pladera decussata Roxb. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Branched, erect annual herb, 15-30 cm tall. Stem 4-winged, hairless. Leaves opposite, sessile but narrowing into a petiole-like base, lanceolate to ovate, 7-30 mm long, 3-veined, hairless. Flowers in terminal and axillary cymes, rarely solitary. Bracts sessile, 3-8 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, 3-veined. Calyx 4-winged, swollen towards the base; tube 5-8 mm long; teeth ovate-lanceolate, 1.5 mm long. Corolla white to pale pink; tube 6-8 mm long; lobes 4, unequal, up to 4 × 3.5 mm, obovate, sometimes emarginate. Fruit a cylindric capsule, 5.5-7.5 mm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | alata: winged |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa (see note), Madagascar, tropical Asia and Australia. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Page 37. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Canscora alataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Canscora alata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Canscora alata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Canscora alata
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iNaturalist: Canscora alata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Canscora alata
JSTOR Plant Science: Canscora alata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Canscora alata
Plants of the World Online: Canscora alata
Tropicos: Canscora alata
Wikipedia: Canscora alata
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