Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw.

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Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Domboshawa

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Domboshawa

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Domboshawa

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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By the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Whaleback near Zembe along Sussundenga road

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Digby's Falls, Chimanimani N.P.

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Digby's Falls, Chimanimani N.P.

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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By road to Inyangombe Falls, near Udu Dam

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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By road to Inyangombe Falls, near Udu Dam

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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By road to Inyangombe Falls, near Udu Dam

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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By road to Inyangombe Falls, near Udu Dam

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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Near pool area, Camp Amalinda, Matobo

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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The Botswana International University of Science & Technology (BIUST), Palapye

Myrothamnus flabellifolius

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The Botswana International University of Science & Technology (BIUST), Palapye

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Synonyms:
Common names: Resurrection bush (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Prostrate, ascending or erect subshrub, growing up to 1 m, occasionally taller. The plants completely dry up in winter and seem to be dead but spring back to life within hours after the first shower of rain. Flowers much reduced in small catkin-like inflorescences, sexes separate.
Notes:
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Habitat: A constituent of shallow soil over rock, crevices and rocky hillsides in full sun.
Altitude range: 500 - 1900 m
Flowering time:Oct - Mar
Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and South Africa.
Malawi distribution: N,C,S
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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 215. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 39.

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26.

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 63.

Mendes, E.J. (1978). Myrothamnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 69 - 71. (Includes a picture).

Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 576 - 577. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 89.

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27.

Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 10 - 11.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 125.

Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 224 - 225. (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 96.

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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: Myrothamnus flabellifolius.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125310, retrieved 29 March 2024

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