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Trichodesma ambacense
hockii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Blue Bells of St Mary's (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with many erect stems growing from a rootstock, dying back each winter. Stems bristly-hairy, sometimes sparsely so. Leaves lanceolate to ovate or elliptic. Inflorescence composed of 2-9 cymose primary branches, without bracts. Sepals ovate, enlarging in fruit. Corolla 17-25 mm, blue. Fruit a single discoid tomentose nutlet. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ambacense: from Ambaca a district of Angola where the type was collected. |
| Habitat: | In grassland and open woodland. |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Sudan southwards to Zimbabwe and Botswana; also in West Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 122 - 123. (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 30. Martins, E.S. (1990). Boraginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 98 - 99. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 41. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 62. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Trichodesma ambacense subsp. hockii
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trichodesma ambacenseAfrican Plant Database: Trichodesma ambacense
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trichodesma ambacense
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trichodesma ambacense
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