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Synonyms: |
Scutellaria bussei Gürke Scutellaria debeerstii Briq. Scutellaria katangensis Robyns & Lebrun Scutellaria livingstonei Baker Scutellaria paucifolia Baker Scutellaria pusilla Gürke Scutellaria ringoetii De Wild. |
Common names: | Purple banner (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb with annual stems, up to 40 cm, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate, often absent or few on flowering stems, ovate, elliptic, up to 30 mm long, hairy usually only on the veins beneath; margin shallowly crenate to entire. Inflorescence lax or condensed; bracts leaf-like, elliptic, usually up to 5 mm long, entire, hairy. Pedicels 3-4 mm long erect. Corolla deep purple, with darker posterior lip, sometimes yellowish-green; tube 9-13 mm long, usually sharply bent upwards at the base,dilating at the throat. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | schweinfurthii: named after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), german botanical collector and taxonomist. |
Habitat: | Grassland, edges of woodland and dry vleis, often in areas prone to burning. |
Altitude range: | Up to 2450 m |
Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Fairly widespread in Tropical Africa. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Monday 27 August 2018 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 150 - 151. (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 192. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 50. As Scutellaria paucifolia Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 79. as Scutellaria pauciflora 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 57. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 25 - 28. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 71. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 104, plate 142 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 114. |
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