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Hypertelis bowkeriana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Hwali Business Centre to Manama Mission, Dibilishaba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Hwali Business Centre to Manama Mission, Dibilishaba CL
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along secondary dirt road below Mt Buchwa
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Hypertelis suffruticosa (Baker) Adamson Mollugo suffruticosa A. Peter Pharnaceum suffruticosum Baker |
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Small shrubby perennial herb, up to c. 30 cm tall, woody near the base, with ascending to procumbent branches. Leaves opposite, alternate or clustered on short side branchlets, linear, succulent, pale grey-greenc, up to 23-55 mm long, often with wart-like glands. Inflorescences on stout peduncles, 4-10 cm long. Flowers c. 8 mm in diameter; stamens 5. Fruit 5-6 mm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | bowkeriana: after J.H. Bowker (1822-1900), South African Naturalist who collected the type specimen. |
| Habitat: | Dry woodland, sandy river beds and salt pan depressions. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1470 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Ethiopia to South Africa. Also in Madagascar. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,C,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 14 February 2014 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 21. Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 547 - 548. (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 15. under Aizoaceae Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 87. |
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