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Synonyms: |
Hypoestes depauperata Lindau Hypoestes echioides Lindau Hypoestes latifolia Nees Hypoestes mlanjensis C.B. Clarke Hypoestes mollis T. Anderson Hypoestes preussii Lindau Hypoestes tanganyikensis C.B. Clarke Hypoestes verticillaris (L.f.) Roem. & Schult. Hypoestes violaceotincta Lindau Justicia forskaolii Vahl Justicia paniculata Forssk. |
Common names: | White ribbon bush (English) |
Frequency: | Common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial herb often sprawling, up to 1 m tall. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, 2-8 cm long, covered in short hairs. Flowers in terminal and axillary clusters, held in glandular hairy bracts; corolla 2-lipped, white to pale pinkish with dark lilac markings. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | forskaolii: after Pehr Forsskål (1732 - 1763), Finnish-born student of Linnaeus, who travelled and collected in Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula. |
Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats. |
Altitude range: | Up to 2300 m |
Flowering time: | Feb - Dec |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and Southern Africa. Also in Saharan Highlands, Arabia and Madagascar. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Friday 5 October 2018 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 132 - 133. (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 48. Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 458 - 459. spelled as forskalei (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 21. 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 19. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 300 - 304. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 329. (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 14. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 19. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 200 - 201. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 18. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 34. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 194. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 32 - 33. (Includes a picture). |
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