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Littonia lindenii
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Lumangwe Falls
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Gloriosa lindenii (Baker) J.C.Manning & Vinnersten |
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| Status: | Native |
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Erect perennial herb to 50 cm tall. The bottom 6 cm of the stem with purplish scale-like leaves. Flowers orange to vermillion on outside, yellowish on inside, variable in size, tepals 27-50 × 3-5.5 mm. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
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| Literature: |
Bolnick, D. (2007). A Guide to the Common Wild Flowers of Zambia and Neighbouring Regions Revised Edition. WECS, Lusaka, Zambia Page 63. (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 294. (Includes a picture). Maroyi, A. (2012). The genus Gloriosa (Colchicaceae) - ethnobotany, phylogeny and taxonomy Wageningen University, Netherlands Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Vinnersten, A. & Manning, J. (2007). A new classification of Colchicaceae. Taxon 56 Pages 171 - 178. |
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