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| Synonyms: |
Brachystelma lancasteri Boele |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Rare and local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Low growing perennial, growing from a tuber. Leaves elliptic to slightly obovate. Flowers 3-5 in axillary clusters. Corolla wheel-shaped but with a shallow tube c. 4 mm deep; lobes linear, dark purple. Outer corona with deeply divided and incised lobes, longer than the gymnostegium; inner lobes linear. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | lancasteri: named after Alan Percy-Lancaster (1944-1995), Honorary Vice-President of the Aloe Cactus and Succulent Society of Zimbabwe and regular contributor to its EXCELSA publications. |
| Habitat: | In open grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1300 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe. It appears to be confined to a very small area in the vicinity of Bulawayo. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 2 March 2007 |
| Literature: |
Boele, C. (1994). Three new species of Brachystelma Sims (Asclepiadaceae) fromZimbabwe Excelsa 16 Page 30. Protologue as Brachystelma lancasteri (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 178. as Brachystelma lancasteri Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 177. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 132. as Brachystelma lancasteri 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 20. as Brachystelma lancasteri |
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