Aeollanthus rehmannii Gürke

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Quarry kopje, Cleveland Dam

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Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo

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Backpackers and Overlanders Lodge, Twentydales ext rd, Epworth, Harare

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Synonyms:	Aeollanthus crenatus Moore
Common names:	Windflower (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Aromatic perennial herb or subshrub. Stems 1-many, erect or ascending, 15-100 cm long, with recurved hairs. Leaves opposite, ovate, rarely elliptic with prominent veins below; margins crenate-dentate. Inflorescence a lax panicle. Flowers often one-sided on the lateral inflorescence branches. Bracts elliptic, lanceolate or linear, up to 3.5 mm long. Corolla white or pale violet; upper lip subequally 4-lobed with vertical rows of dark violet spots; lower lip boat-shaped, often darker towards the apex.
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Derivation of specific name:	rehmannii: named for Anton Rehmann, 1840-1917, Polish botanist and collector
Habitat:	In shallow soil pockets on rocks.
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Worldwide distribution:	Western Angola and Namibia in the West; eastern Zambia, southern Tanzania to South Africa in the East.
Botswana distribution:	N
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 183. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3. 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 54. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 306 - 307. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 77. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93.

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