Selago thyrsoidea Baker
var. thyrsoidea

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Chelinda road, Nyika National Park

Synonyms:	Selago nyikensis Rolfe Selago thyrsoidea Baker var. nyikensis (Rolfe) Brenan
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Description:	Perennial shrubby herb.
Notes:	Another variety is known from the Ukinga Mts in southern Tanzania.
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Habitat:	Montane grassland.
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Worldwide distribution:	Only known from the Mafinga Hills and Nyika Plateau in Malawi and Zambia.
Malawi distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Monday 24 October 2022
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 272. (Includes a picture). Hilliard, O.M. (1999). The tribe Selagineae (Scrophulariaceae) Kew Publishing Pages 222 - 223. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 171 - 172. also as Selago thyrsoidea nyikensis (Includes a picture). Willis, C.K., Burrows, J.E., Fish, L., Phiri, P.S.M., Chikuni, A.C. & Golding, J. (2001). Developing a greater understanding of the flora of the Nyika Syst. Geogr. Pl. 71(2) Page 1000.

Flora of Zambia: Selago thyrsoidea var. thyrsoidea

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