Heterotis canescens
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By Juliasdale to Mutare rd, N of Nyakupinga river bridge
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By Juliasdale to Mutare rd, N of Nyakupinga river bridge
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Chakoma, NE of Harare
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Path to Hadange Gorge, Chimanimani
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Path to Hadange Gorge, Chimanimani
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Path to Hadange Gorge, Chimanimani
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Upper Jizira Valley, Mt Gorongosa
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Upper Jizira Valley, Mt Gorongosa
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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve
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Along path to Mt Binga above Nhamadzi River crossing, Chimanimani National Reserve
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| Synonyms: |
Dissotis canescens (R. A. Graham) Hook. f. Dissotis incana (Naudin) Triana Osbeckia canescens E. Mey. ex R.A. Graham |
| Common names: | Marsh dissotis (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with annual stems up to 1.5 m tall, usually smaller. Stems unbranched or sparsely branched, purple-red, 4-angled, hairy. Leaves opposite, linear-oblong to ovate-oblong, up to 7.5 cm long, dark green or purple-brownish green above, greyish green below, 3-5- veined from the base; margin entire or rarely finely serrate. Flowers in dense clusters in the upper leaf axils, together forming compact terminal heads, pink to bright purple. Anthers dimorphous. Fruit c. 7 × 5.5 mm, crowned by the persistent sepals. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | canescens: becoming greyish, referring to the whitish hairs covering parts of the plant. |
| Habitat: | In marshy areas, vleis and along streams, often forming extensive colonies in suitable habitat. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1660 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and South Africa |
| FZ divisions: | N,C,S |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 56 - 57. as Dissotis canescens (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. As Dissortis canescens Fernandes, R. & A. (1961). Contribution to the knowledge of the MELASTOMATOIDEAE of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Kirkia 1 Pages 73 - 74. as Dissotis canescens Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 251 - 252. As Dissotis canescens 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 61. as Dissotis canescens Maquet, P. (1983). Melastomataceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 518. As Dissotis canescens (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 161. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 85, plate 116 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Pages 119 - 120. as Dissotis canescens Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95. |
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