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Nesaea rigidula
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Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kunamakuni area, Sioma District, Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kunamakuni area, Sioma District, Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kunamakuni area, Sioma District, Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Kunamakuni area, Sioma District, Western Province
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| Synonyms: |
Lythrum rigidulum Sond. Nesaea mucronata Koehne |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or decumbent, small perennial shrublet, up to 35 cm tall. Stems hairless or shortly hairy, 4-angled or narrowly 4-winged towards the top. Leaves opposite, sessile, oblong to lanceolate, up to 25 mm long, blue-green, single-veined from the cordate base; apex more or less blunt. Flowers in 1-3-flowered clusters, 6-merous. Calyx 4-6 mm long, cup-shaped; appendages very short or absent. Petals 4-6 mm long, white rose, salmon, orange or red. Stamens 12. Style greatly exceeding the stamens. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring in alluvial grassland, along the edges of marshes and rivers and in limestone cracks. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 10 February 2010 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Fernandes, A. (1978). Lythraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 291. 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 59. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 82. 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 217. |
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Flora of Botswana: Nesaea rigidulaFlora of Caprivi: Nesaea rigidula
Flora of Zambia: Nesaea rigidula
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Nesaea rigidulaAfrican Plant Database: Nesaea rigidula
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Nesaea rigidula
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