Lindernia conferta (Hiern) Philcox

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Monavale Vlei, Harare

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Monavale Vlei

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Synonyms:	Ilysanthes conferta Hiern Ilysanthes plantaginella S. Moore
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Status:	Native
Description:	Hairless, aquatic, annual herb; slightly fleshy. Stems 6-12 cm, more or less leafless below. Upper leaves opposite, obovate, clustered at the ends of the stems and floating on the water surface. Flowers axillary, on pedicels 4-10 mm long. Calyx 2-2.5 mm, divided almost to the base. Corolla white with purplish, mauve or magenta markings; upper lip 4-5 mm long, entire; lower lip c. 8 mm long, 3-lobed.
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Derivation of specific name:	conferta: crowded together, perhaps referring to the leaves.
Habitat:	In seasonal pools in vleis and on granite outcrops.
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Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa
Botswana distribution:	N
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. 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 78. Under Scrophulariaceae Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 67 - 69. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 104.

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