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Clerodendrum hirsutum (Hochst.) H. Pearson Clerodendrum natalense Gürke Clerodendrum pearsonii Moldenke Clerodendrum triphyllum (Harv.) H. Pearson Cyclonema hirsutum Hochst. Syphonanthus triphyllus Hiern ex S. Moore |
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Perennial herb or suffrutex with 1-several simple stems up to 75 cm tall, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves 3-whorled, rarely opposite or 4-whorled, subsessile, mostly elliptic-oblong, up to 5 cm long, densely gland-dotted beneath. flowers in 1-3-flowered axillary clusters, deep or bright blue, violet-blue or lilac-blue with violet, yellow or white stripes on the mid lobe. Fruit deeply lobed, c. 8 mm long, black. |
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Derivation of specific name: | hirsuta: covered with long, moderately stiff and not interwoven hairs; hirsute |
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Worldwide distribution: | Southern Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. As Clerodendrum triphyllum Fernandes, R. (2005). Lamiaceae (subfamilies: Viticoideae and Ajugoideae) Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 126 - 127. 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 56. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 470 - 471. as Clerodendrum hirsutum (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 79. |
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