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| Synonyms: |
Anarrhinum pechuelii Kuntze |
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| Description: |
Prostrate or decumbent herb. Stems much branched, up to 25 cm long, with short glandular hairs. Leaves elliptic, obovate or almost round, glandular hairy long hairs on both surfaces; margin entire or obscurely toothed; petiole 9-17 mm long, with glandular hairs. Flowers solitary, axillary, white with purple markings in the throat; corolla with a broad, subdeltoid spur up to 2.5 mm long; upper lip small, 2-lobed; lower lip large, 3-lobed, broad, rounded. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | petiolaris: with a (distinct) petiole |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
| Botswana distribution: | N,SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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 13 - 14. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 103. |
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