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Enicostema axillare
axillare
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Rimiti West, by rd from Mutare to Birchenough Bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Rimiti West, by rd from Mutare to Birchenough Bridge
Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle
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| Synonyms: |
Enicostema hyssopifolium (Willd.) I. Verd. Gentiana axillaris Lam. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional at lower altitudes |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to 30 cm. Leaves linear, lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 3-veined from the base, glabrous. Flowers in axillary clusters, white with greenish lines, often drying yellowish. Fruit a small obovoid capsule. |
| Notes: | The species resembles a species of Rubiaceae (e.g. Fadogia and Spermacoce) but differs from those in not having stipules. |
| Derivation of specific name: | axillare: axillary, arising in the leaf axils |
| Habitat: | In sandy soils in grasslands and along roadsides and rivers. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Asia. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,E,S |
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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: | Thursday 15 May 2008 |
| Literature: |
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 389. (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 53. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 49 - 51. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 76. 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 214. as Enicostema axillare |
Other sources of information about Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare:
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Flora of Botswana: Enicostema axillare subsp. axillareFlora of Caprivi: Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare
Flora of Malawi: Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare
Flora of Mozambique: Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare
Flora of Zambia: Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Enicostema axillareAfrican Plant Database: Enicostema axillare
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Enicostema axillare
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Enicostema axillare
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Enicostema axillare
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iNaturalist: Enicostema axillare
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Enicostema axillare
JSTOR Plant Science: Enicostema axillare
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Enicostema axillare
Plants of the World Online: Enicostema axillare
Tropicos: Enicostema axillare
Wikipedia: Enicostema axillare
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