Orthanthera jasminiflora (Decne.) Schinz

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Orthanthera jasminiflora

Photo: James Varden
Chamabonda vlei, Zambezi National Park

Orthanthera jasminiflora

Photo: James Varden
Chamabonda vlei, Zambezi National Park

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Synonyms: Barrowia jasminiflora Decne.
Orthanthera browniana Schinz
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial climbing or creeping herb up to 5 m long, growing from a stout woody rhizome. Leaves opposite, simple, linear-elliptic to narrowly ovate, 1.5-7 cm long, stiff and leathery, rough to the touch; margin entire but often wavy. Flowers in 2-13-flowered pseudo-umbels, strongly scented; corolla tubular, cream-coloured, pubescent, tube up to 2 cm long, swollen at the base, lobes linear-lanceolate, spreading, up to 12 mm long, spreading. Fruit in paired follicles, up to 10 cm × 12 mm, distinctly beaked.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: jasminiflora: with flowers like a jasmin
Habitat: In dry deciduous woodland.
Altitude range: (metres) 900 - 1100 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: DRC, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: N,W
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Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Thursday 7 December 2017
Literature:

Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Page 124. (Includes a picture).

Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 75.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 82 - 84. (Includes a picture).

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 344. (Includes a picture).

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 57. (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 21.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 26.

Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 28. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 28.

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 198.


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Orthanthera jasminiflora
African Plant Database: Orthanthera jasminiflora
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Orthanthera jasminiflora
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Wikipedia: Orthanthera jasminiflora


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Orthanthera jasminiflora.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146120, retrieved 19 March 2024

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