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Synonyms: |
Nortenia thouarsii Cham. & Schlechtend.) Kuntze Torenia parviflora Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. Torenia parviflora Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. Torenia ramosissima Vatke |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Slender, somewhat straggling branched herb with 4-angled branches up to 40 cm long, sometimes rooting at the nodes. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, 12-20(30) mm long; margin crenate-serrate, sometimes thickened; petiole 0.5-3 mm long. Flowers axillary,solitary or 2-6 together. Calyx 5-6 mm long sparsely hairy, narrowly winged, more so in fruit. Corolla 10-12 mm long, white or pink, blue,purple or mauve. Capsule narrowly oblong-ellipsoid, 7-10 mm long. |
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Habitat: | Grassland, marshes, swamps, lake shores and riversides. |
Altitude range: | Up to 1750 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and the Mascarene Islands, probably introduced in Central and South America. |
Malawi distribution: | N,S |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 8 June 2016 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 56. 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 110. 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 79. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 57 - 58. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 99. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 105. |
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