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Aneilema hockii
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Twentydales rd ext, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Twentydales rd ext, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Twentydales rd ext, Harare
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Rocky slopes on left of entry road, Cleveland Dam
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Rocky slopes on left of entry road, Cleveland Dam
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Near the Hide, Hippo Pools
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| Synonyms: |
Aneilema wildii Merxm. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tufted perennial herb, up to 1 m. Stems erect or straggling. Leaves spirally arranged around the lower stems, sheathing at the base, narrowly lanceolate. Inflorescences mostly terminal, branched, 5 to 15 flowers. Flowers striking but delicate, pale bluish purple with long lateral, curved stamens. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | hockii: named after A. Hock, who collected the type specimen in Congo in 1911. |
| Habitat: | In various types of woodland, often in rocky places. |
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| Botswana distribution: | |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 4. Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 77 - 79. (Includes a picture). Faden, R.B. (1991). The Morphology and Taxonomy of Aneilema R. Brown (Commelinaceae) Smithsonian Contributions to Botany Number 76 Smithsonian Institution Press Pages 61 - 62. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 306. (Includes a picture). Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 11. 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 86. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 39 - 40. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 117. |
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