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Synonyms: |
Commelina nodiflora Kunth |
Common names: | Doll's powderpuff (English) |
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Perennial herb, stems up to 50 cm long, procumbent to sub-erect, growing from a swollen, often u-shaped rhizome with long slender roots. Leaves mostly basal with long hairs beneath; sheaths purplish. Flowers in up to 6 pseudo-axillary clusters, borne in fleshy leaf-like bracts; tepals pink, mauve or blue; stamens embedded in dense blue hairs. |
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Derivation of specific name: | speciosa: showy, good-looking |
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Flowering time: | All year |
Worldwide distribution: | From southern Tanzania to South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape. Also Madagascar. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 52. As Cyanotis speciosa (Includes a picture). Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 244 - 245. as Cyanotis nodiflora (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 297. as Cyanotis speciosa Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 18. As Cyanotis speciosa Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. As Cyanotis speciosa Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 307. (Includes a picture). 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 87. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 39 - 40. as Cyanotis speciosa (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 117. As: Cyanotis speciosa |
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