Sopubia mannii Skan
var. tenuifolia (Engl. & Gilg) Hepper

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Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts

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Opposite slope above valley below Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts

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Ridge on Mt Shangani, eastern Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique.

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

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Synonyms:	Sopubia dregeana Benth. var. tenuifolia Engl. & Gilg
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Status:	Native
Description:	See var. mannii for general details and comparison. This variety is distinguished by the leaves which are sometimes 3-5-fid and more loosely arranged on the stems; the inflorescences are less dense with slightly larger flowers.
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Derivation of specific name:	mannii: after Gustav Mann, 19th Century British colonial representative in the Gulf of Guinea, who collected plants in that area. and collected the type specimen. tenuifolia: with slender, narrow leaves
Habitat:	In wet and drier grassland, along streams and in rocky habitats.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Caprivi-Namibia, Botswana Sierra leone, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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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 268. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 52. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 33. Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Scrophulariaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 177. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 193. (Includes a picture). 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. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Page 145. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 99. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 105. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 176. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 96.

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