Pentas nobilis S. Moore
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Rocky slopes on left of entry road, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Domboshawa
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Ngomakurira, Chinhamora CL.
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Ngomakurira, Chinhamora CL.
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Ngomakurira, Chinhamora CL.
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Native |
Description:
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Shrubby perennial herb with woody stems, mostly less than 1.5 m. Leaves elliptic-oblong to ovate. Inflorescences few-flowered. Flowers white, sometimes tinged with pink, sweetly scented; corolla tube up to 14 cm long. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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nobilis: noble, stately |
Habitat:
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In rocky places in Brachystegia woodland but most commonly on granite kopjes outcrops. |
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Flowering time: | Jan |
Worldwide distribution:
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DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Malawi distribution:
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C |
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43.
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.
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 68 - 70. as Pentas nobilis (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Pentas nobilis. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=155060, retrieved 31 March 2023
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