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Synonyms: |
Enicostema hyssopifolium (Willd.) I. Verd. Gentiana axillaris Lam. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect perennial herb, up to 30 cm. Leaves linear, lanceolate or narrowly oblong, 3-veined from the base, glabrous. Flowers in axillary clusters, white with greenish lines, often drying yellowish. Fruit a small obovoid capsule. |
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Derivation of specific name: | axillare: axillary, arising in the leaf axils |
Habitat: | In sandy soils in grasslands and along roadsides and rivers. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and Asia. |
Botswana distribution: | N |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 389. (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 53. Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 49 - 51. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 76. 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 214. as Enicostema axillare |
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