Gnidia glauca (Fresen.) Gilg
var. glauca

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Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

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At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Gnidia eriocephala Meisn. Gnidia volkensii Gilg Lasiosiphon eriocephalus (Meisn.) Decne. Lasiosiphon glaucus Fresen.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall, rarely taller. Leaves alternate, mostly towards the ends of branches, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 32-80 mm long, glaucous, hairless, midrib prominent beneath; petiole 1-3 mm long or leaves subsessile. Inflorescences in terminal, densely 20-50-flowered globose heads, 20-50 mm in diameter. Flowers, mostly 5-merous, orange to golden yellow,fading to brown.
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Derivation of specific name:	glauca: blue-green or glaucous, referring to the colour of the leaves.
Habitat:	At edges of montane forest, in wooded grassland and along streams.
Altitude range:	1000 - 2350 m
Flowering time:	Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	From Nigeria to Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Northern Zambia. Also in Southern India
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
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Content last updated:	Sunday 2 September 2018
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 276. as Gnidia glauca Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28. As Gnidia glauca Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 112. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 567 - 569. (Includes a picture).

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