Talinum tenuissimum Dinter

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Bué Maria, boundary Gorongosa National Park

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Near the lodges, Lake Kyle Recreational Park

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Camp Amalinda, Matobo

Photo: Iris Van der Beeten
Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium

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Camp Amalinda, Matobo

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along path at Bunga Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Habit
Woodland
Nambuti area, Chibombo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

Flower
Woodland
Nambuti area, Chibombo Distr.
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Synonyms:	Talinum crispatulum sensu Wild
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Status:	Native
Description:	Erect or sub-erect perennial herb, up to 40 cm tall. Leaves and stems somewhat fleshy. Leaves linear to narrowly linear-lanceolate, green to bluish-green; margin rolled under. Flowers axillary, mostly solitary, rarely in clusters of 2-3, yellow, opening in the afternoon and fading by nightfall. Fruit a subspherical capsule. Seeds c. 20, shiny black with a white hilum, 1.5-2 mm in diameter, fairly smooth with faint concentric rings (visible with a lens).
Type location:	Namibia
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Derivation of specific name:	tenuissimum: very narrow, referring to the linear leaves,
Habitat:	In hot and dry, open deciduous woodland
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1360 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
National distribution:	N,SW
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Images last updated:	Monday 2 March 2015
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 34. Linley, K. & Baker, B. (1972). Flowers of the Veld Bundu Series Longman Zimbabwe Page 33. 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 68. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 94. Wild, H. (1961). Portulacaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 370 - 372. as Talinum crispatulum (Includes a picture).

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