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Vahlia digyna
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| Synonyms: |
Oldenlandia digyna Retz. Vahlia menyharthii Schinz |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual to 35 cm tall. Stems with patent or crisped, often glandular, hairs. Leaves 0.5-2.5 × 0.2-0.6 cm, ovate to lanceolate; apex acute; base tapering or rounded. Peduncles and pedicels absent or not exceeding 1 mm long. Petals yellow, fading white, shorter than the sepals. Gynoecium with style-bases dividing 0.15-0.3 mm above the disk. |
| Notes: | This is the only known specimen of this species from Zimbabwe. |
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| Habitat: | Usually along river banks and dambos, sometimes in drier situations. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Pakistan and India. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 1 January 2023 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1978). Vahliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 50 - 53. (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 82. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 110. |
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