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Bergia polyantha
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Photo: Anka Eichhoff
Farm Otjombindi, Namibia
Photo: Anka Eichhoff
Farm Otjombindi, Namibia
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small annual herb. Stems prostrate or decumbent, 4-sided, glabrous, often purplish. Leaves opposite, ± sessile, 0.5-1.7 cm long, narrowly elliptic to oblancolate, glabrous and glaucous. Flowers single or occasionally in pairs in the leaf axils; pedicels slender, up to 1.8 cm long. Petals white or rose, 2.5-3 mm long. Style very short, less than 0.5 mm long and much shorter than the ovary. Capsule splitting into 5 valves. Seeds numerous. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | polyantha: many-flowered. |
| Habitat: | In damp places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Arabia, Somalia and southern Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 29 August 2020 |
| Literature: |
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 39. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 55. 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 206. Wild, H. (1961). Elatinaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 374 - 376. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Caprivi: Bergia polyanthaFlora of Zambia: Bergia polyantha
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bergia polyantha
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bergia polyanthaAfrican Plant Database: Bergia polyantha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bergia polyantha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bergia polyantha
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bergia polyantha
JSTOR Plant Science: Bergia polyantha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bergia polyantha
Plants of the World Online: Bergia polyantha
Tropicos: Bergia polyantha
Wikipedia: Bergia polyantha
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