Afrohybanthus serratus (Engl.) Flicker

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Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road

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Synonyms:	Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. Muell. var. serratus Engl.
Common names:	Lady's Slipper (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	See A. enneaspermus for general details. This species is recognized by the strongly serrate leaf margins. It is usually a more shrubby herb up to 45 cm high, often branching just above the base.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	serratus: toothed like a saw blade.
Habitat:	In rocky places in open woodland and grassland.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Restricted to Mozambique, Zimbabwe,Botswana and northern South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	N
Growth form(s):	Annual, perennial.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:	Pardopsis punctatissima (Larval foodplant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 17 April 2015
Literature:	Flicker, B.J. & Ballard Jr, H.E. (2015). Afrohybanthus (Violaceae), a new genus for a distinctive and widely distributed Old World hybanthoid lineage Phytotaxa 230(1) Pages 49 - 50. (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 82. Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 256 - 257. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 111.

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