Faroa salutaris Welw.

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Synonyms:	Faroa boehmii Engl. Faroa nyasica N.E. Br.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Small erect, slightly succulent perennial herb, with 4-ridged stems 5-15 cm tall. Leaves along the stems and forming a basal rosette at flowering time, ovate-oblong, oblong-lanceolate to linear, 15-90 mm long, fleshy, hairless often purpletinged; stem leaves in 3-4 pairs, much smaller, 4-15 mm long. Inflorescence of dense axillary and terminal clusters. Flowers mauve, blue or whitish. Calyx lobes 1-nerved. Corolla lobes c. 2 mm long, elliptic-lanceolate.
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Derivation of specific name:	salutaris: healing, beneficial
Habitat:	In seasonally wet places in grassland, on riverbanks and marshes.
Altitude range: (metres)	450 - 1550 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,S
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Images last updated:	Sunday 13 May 2012
Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 75. 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. Nemomissa, S. (2002). Gentianaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 35. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 42 - 43. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 66. Taylor, P. (1973). A Revision of the Genus Faroa Welwitsch Garcia de orta. Serie de botanica 1(1-2) Pages 79 - 80. (Includes a picture).

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