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| Synonyms: |
Selago tenuicaulis Rolfe thomsonii Rolfe var. coerulea (Rolfe) Brenan |
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| Status: | Uncertain |
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| Notes: | Although the type specimen is cited to be from Nyika by Hilliard (1999: 231) no further specimens are given to substantiate a distribution. It is noted that specimens cited elsewhere under this name or the synonym S. thomsonii var. coerulea do in fact belong to S. blantyrensis (for southern Malawi) or to S. viscosa (for northern Malawi including Nyika). |
| Derivation of specific name: | coerulea: term used for various shades of blue, e.g. sky-blue or dark blue |
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| Worldwide distribution: | The distribution and occurrence of this species is uncertain and doubtful. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 270. Hilliard, O.M. (1999). The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae) Kew Publishing Pages 231 - 232. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 170 - 171. as Selago thomsonii caerulea |
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