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Barleria spinulosa
spinulosa
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Osborne Dam, next to the dam
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| Synonyms: |
Barleria clivorum C.B. Clarke Barleria consanguinea Klotzsch Barleria squarrosa Klotzsch |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small herbaceous shrub, up to 1.3 m tall, sometimes scrambling. Stems covered in short and coarse yellowish hairs. Leaves opposite, ovate or elliptic, 4-10 cm long, densely covered in pale grey stellate hairs when young, becoming more or less hairless when older. Flowers in 2-7-flowered axillary clusters. Bracteoles linear-lanceolate, in unequal pairs, largest 10-23 mm long; margin with widely spaced teeth and a spiny apex. Calyx lobes broadly ovate, largest 13-19 mm long, translucent with conspicuous reddish-brown veining; margin with coarse spiny teeth. Corolla 27-37 mm long, blue-mauve with a white tube, hairy on the outside. Capsule 11-13.5 mm long, mostly hairless. |
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| Habitat: | Deciduous woodland often in riverine fringes. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | SE |
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| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 8. As Barleria spinulosa Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 5. As Barleria spinulosa Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 67 - 70. (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. as Barleria spinulosa Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 17. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 33. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Barleria spinulosa subsp. spinulosa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Barleria spinulosaAfrican Plant Database: Barleria spinulosa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Barleria spinulosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Barleria spinulosa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Barleria spinulosa
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Barleria spinulosa
Plants of the World Online: Barleria spinulosa
Tropicos: Barleria spinulosa
Wikipedia: Barleria spinulosa
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