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Barleria lancifolia
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Hwali River bridge
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Hwali River bridge
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SRGH
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub-like perennial herb. Stems unarmed. Leaves opposite, very shortly petiolate, lanceolate, up to 6 × 2 cm, greyish hairy to white woolly when young. Flowers axillary, c. 3 cm in diameter, pale mauve; bracts obovate, glandular hairy with entire, spineless margins. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | lancifolia: with lanceolate - lance-shaped - leaves |
| Habitat: | In dry deciduous woodland and scrub |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
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| Botswana distribution: | N,SW,SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 101 - 102. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 299. (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 13. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 17. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Barleria lancifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Barleria lancifolia
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Barleria lancifolia
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