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Mollugo cerviana
cerviana
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Maleme Dam camp
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Mollugo tenuissima A. Peter Pharnaceum cerviana L. |
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Small annual herb, often multi-stemmed from the base, up to c. 20 cm tall. Stems rigid, pale brownish, erect or ascending. Leaves in whorls of c. 6, up to c. 2 cm long, both basal and along the stems, sessile, linear, often bluish-green, hairless. Flowers axillary on pedicels 5-18 mm long, 3-5 mm in diameter, greenish-white. See var. spathulifolia for comparison. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Old World tropics and subtropics; introduced in America. |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 542. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 408. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 360. (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 15. under Aizoaceae Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 88. 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 195. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mollugo cervianaAfrican Plant Database: Mollugo cerviana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mollugo cerviana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mollugo cerviana
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iNaturalist: Mollugo cerviana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mollugo cerviana
JSTOR Plant Science: Mollugo cerviana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mollugo cerviana
Plants of the World Online: Mollugo cerviana
Tropicos: Mollugo cerviana
Wikipedia: Mollugo cerviana
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