Oldenlandia rupicola (Sond.) Kuntze
var. rupicola

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Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Domboshawa

Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Domboshawa

Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mount Buhwa, area close to tunnel, behind old building

Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mount Buhwa, area close to tunnel, behind old building

Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mount Buhwa, area close to tunnel, behind old building

Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mount Buhwa, area close to tunnel, behind old building

Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mount Buhwa, area close to tunnel, behind old building

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Synonyms: Hedyotis rupicola Sond.
Oldenlandia oliveriana K. Schum.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
A variable perennial herb, scrambling, suberect or procumbent, often mat-forming. Stems much-branched, sometimes rooting at the nodes.Leaves elliptic-ovate to ovate, variously hairy. Flowers terminal, mostly in groups of three, white, pale blue or pinkish.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: rupicola: rock loving; rock dwelling.
Habitat: In grassland, along edges of woodland and in wet rocky places.
Altitude range: 425 - 2250 m
Flowering time:All year
Worldwide distribution: Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa
Malawi distribution: S
Growth form(s):
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Content last updated: Saturday 3 October 2015
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 41. As Oldenlandia rupicola hirtula

Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 404 - 405. (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 73.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 165.

Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 128 - 129.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 98.

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Flora of Mozambique: Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola
Flora of Zimbabwe: Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Oldenlandia rupicola
African Plant Database: Oldenlandia rupicola
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Oldenlandia rupicola
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Oldenlandia rupicola
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Oldenlandia rupicola
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iNaturalist: Oldenlandia rupicola
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oldenlandia rupicola
JSTOR Plant Science: Oldenlandia rupicola
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Oldenlandia rupicola
Plants of the World Online: Oldenlandia rupicola
Tropicos: Oldenlandia rupicola
Wikipedia: Oldenlandia rupicola


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155020, retrieved 28 March 2024

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