Aptosimum lugardiae (N.E. Br.) E. Phillips

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Modisa Wildlife Project,Grassland Game Farm, Ghanzi district.

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Synonyms:	Peliostomum leucorrhizum E. Mey. ex Benth. var. linearifolium Weber Peliostomum linearifolium Schinz ex Kuntze Peliostomum lugardiae N.E. Br. ex Hemsl. & Skan
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Status:	Native
Description:	Stiffly erect, much-branched, perennial herb, up to 40 cm tall, usually with a thick rootstock. Leaves narrowly linear-lanceolate or linear, 15-35 mm long, minutely puberulent to almost hairless; margin entire. Flowers solitary, axillary. Calyx 3-7.5 mm long with linear lobes, joined only at the base. Corolla 5-10.5 mm long, narrow at the base, much wider above, blue, purple or mauve;lobes subcircular. Capsule ovoid-oblong, 5-8.5 mm long, often pointed at the apex, minutely papillose, not markedly veined.
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Derivation of specific name:	lugardiae: named after Charlotte Eleanor Lugard-Howard, professional painter and plant collector who was married to Major Edward James Lugard. Both collected extensively in Botswana.
Habitat:	In sand veld and on calcareous soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	Southern Zimbabwe, Botswana and northern South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	N,SW,SE
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Content last updated:	Monday 21 March 2016
Literature:	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 77. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 4 - 6. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 102.

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