Sibthorpia europaea L.

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Gahinga trail, Volcanoes National Park, Burera, Rwanda

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Synonyms:	Antirrhinum pilosum Jacq. Cymbalaria pilosa (Jacq.) Grande Elatine pilosa Moench ex Steud. Linaria pilosa (Jacq.) Chaz. Sibthorpia australis Hutch. Sibthorpia europaea L. var. africana Hook. Sibthorpia pelia Beauverd & Topali Sibthorpia prostrata Salisb.
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Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Prostrate perennial, creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Most parts covered with long spreading hairs. Stems slender, up to 20 cm long. Leaves alternate, subcircular, 5-15 mm wide; margin crenate-dentate; petiole 5-30 mm long. Flowers solitary on pedicels 2-5 mm long. Calyx shortly 4-5-lobed, 1.5-2 mm long. corolla usually 5-lobed, up to 2 mm long, yellow to purple-red. Capsule obovate, up to 1.5 mm long, emarginate and hairy at the apex.
Notes:	Although it has not been recorded from Malawi yet, it is very likely to be expected on the Nyika Plateau since it has been collected from the Zambian side of the Nyika, very close to the border.
Derivation of specific name:	europaea: european.
Habitat:	Stream sides, river banks and moist areas, usually in shade.
Altitude range:	975 - 2350 m
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Worldwide distribution:	In Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Cameroon, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zaïre, and Zimbabwe. Also in Europe and the Azores.
Malawi distribution:	N?
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Content last updated:	Thursday 6 July 2023
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 268. (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 78. Under Scrophulariaceae Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 75 - 77. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98.

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