Tinnea rhodesiana S. Moore

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Rimiti West, by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd

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At Lay-by near along Birchenough Bridge to Masvingo road

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Jamanda Wilderness Area, Mahenye

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Status:	Native
Description:	Much-branched shrubby perennial, up to 1.5 m. Stems and branches covered in minute velvety hairs. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, dark green above, paler below, gland-dotted. Flowers pendulous, strongly scented. Calyx bell-shaped; corolla dark purple-brown, velvety on the outside; lip broadly 3-lobed. Fruit encased in the inflated remains of the calyx.
Notes:	See Tinnea zambesiaca for comparison.
Derivation of specific name:	rhodesiana: of Rhodesia (Zimbabwe, or sometimes Zambia)
Habitat:	In dry open woodland, often on stony ground.
Altitude range: (metres)	450 - 1500 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
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Images last updated:	Monday 28 December 2015
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 837. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 55. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 576 - 577. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 272. 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 57. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 15 - 16. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 80. 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 216.

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