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Chascanum hederaceum
hederaceum
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Plot 82, Ruretse, NE of Gaborone, Botswana
Photo: Sheila Gregory
Plot 82, Ruretse, NE of Gaborone, Botswana
Photo: Sheila Gregory
Plot 82, Ruretse, NE of Gaborone, Botswana
Photo: Sheila Gregory
Plot 82, Ruretse, NE of Gaborone, Botswana
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| Synonyms: |
Bouchea hederacea Sond. Plexipus hederaceus (Sond.) R.R. Fern. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb to 45 cm tall. Indumentum with gland-tipped hairs, especially in the inflorescence. Leaves petiolate; lamina with width almost equalling length, up to c. 2.5 × 2.5 cm, broadly obovate to flabelliform, dentate in the upper half to two-thirds; apex rounded or obtuse; base cuneate. Spikes terminal, many-flowered; bracts acute; bracteoles absent. Corolla creamy-white; tube 2-2.5 cm long, usually curved, abruptly expanded into a flat limb. Mericarps separating from one another when ripe, each with an oblique pit at the base. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | hederaceum: ivy-like, resembling Hedera in the leaf shape. |
| Habitat: | In mopane and other mixed deciduous woodlands and in short grassland on sandy soil. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Cape province). |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 11 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8. Fernandes, R. (2005). Verbenaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 46 - 47. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 118. (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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 110. |
Other sources of information about Chascanum hederaceum var. hederaceum:
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Flora of Zambia: Chascanum hederaceum var. hederaceumFlora of Zimbabwe: Chascanum hederaceum var. hederaceum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Chascanum hederaceumAfrican Plant Database: Chascanum hederaceum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Chascanum hederaceum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Chascanum hederaceum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Chascanum hederaceum
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iNaturalist: Chascanum hederaceum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Chascanum hederaceum
JSTOR Plant Science: Chascanum hederaceum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Chascanum hederaceum
Plants of the World Online: Chascanum hederaceum
Tropicos: Chascanum hederaceum
Wikipedia: Chascanum hederaceum
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