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Synonyms: |
Dissotis senegambiensis (Guill. & Perr.) Triana var. senegambiensis Osbeckia senegambiensis Guill. & Perr. |
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Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Much-branched annual or perennial herb with somewhat scrambling habit, up to 2 m tall. Stems 4-angled, pale green to dull red, more or less densely covered with spreading bristly hairs up to 7 mm long, even longer at the nodes. Leaves opposite, up to 9 × 2.5 cm, more or less narrowly ovate-lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, light green on both surfaces or darker above, appressed hairy, 3-5-veined from the base; margin entire to finely crenate with long spreading bristly hairs; petiole 2-10 mm, hairy. Flowers in terminal and axillary clusters; calyx with long spreading bristly hairs; petals up to 17 × 13 mm, pale to bright purple; stamens all similar, yellow. |
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Derivation of specific name: | senegambiensis: of Senegambia (now Senegal and Gambia) in West-Africa, where the type specimen was found. |
Habitat: | Along river banks, forest margins and in grassland, often in moist places. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Tropical Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 16 September 2011 |
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 208. as Dissotis senegambiensis Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 707. As Dissotis senegambiensis senegambiensis (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. As Dissotis senegambiensis senegambiensis Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Melastomataceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 268. As Dissotis senegambiensis senegambiensis under different formas 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 61. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 120. as Dissotis senegambiensis var. senegambiensis Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95. As Antherotoma senegambiensis |
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