Dicliptera melleri
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Halfway House, near Headlands
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Halfway House, near Headlands
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Bonda Road, Nyanga
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Bonda Road, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: |
Diapedium melleri (Rolfe) S. Moore Peristrophe mellerioides Merxm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Decumbent or procumbent pyrophytic perennial herb. Leaves immature at flowering; lamina 1.5-5 cm long, oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate or rarely linear. Inflorescence of numerous cymules arranged in umbels aggregated into dense conical or cylindric heads. Cymule bracts with length to width ratio 1.2-1.5:1; larger bract 7-10.5 mm long, pale green with hyaline margin, sometimes with a pale ‘window’. Corolla 12.5-16 mm long, white or greenish-cream, with purple or blackish guidelines. Seeds smooth except for minute reticulation. |
| Type location: |
Zimbabwe |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | N,C,S |
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| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 280 - 281. 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 13. |
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