Blepharis subvolubilis C.B.Clarke

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Banket, base of the Great Dyke.

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Mpinge Pass, Great Dyke

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Synonyms:	Blepharis acuminata Oberm. Blepharis angusta sensu Obermeyer in part, non (Nees) T. Anderson Blepharis inaequalis sensu C.B. Clarke in part, non sensu stricto Blepharis saxatilis Pberm.
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Description:	Erect to procumbent or trailing perennial herb. Stems up to 50 cm long. Leaves in whorls of 4 with one often much larger than the other three, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, up to 11.5 cm long, glossy, hairless or appressed hairy below, roughly hairy above; margin with up to 20 triangular teeth on each side. Spikes 4-12-flowered, 2-8.5 cm long. Bracts glossy, green to brownish, sometimes partly white between the veins or with white veins and edges, subhairless or appressed hairy, 5-7 veined from the base, more or less broadly obovate-elliptic, 23 45 mm long, spine-tip recurved, 8-18 mm long with 4-9 narrow spines on each side of the margin. Corolla bright blue to purple, rarely white, 24-37 mm long; lip broadly obovate, 13-28 mm wide, finely to densely hairy below, central lobe wider than long, truncate or emarginate and narrowing towards the base.
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Derivation of specific name:	subvolubilis: somewhat twining, enveloping
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Worldwide distribution:	Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa.
Botswana distribution:	SE
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Literature:	Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 18. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 301. (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. as Blepharis angusta and B. inaequalis Vollesen, K. (2000). Blepharis (Acanthaceae). A taxonomic revision. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Pages 58 - 63. (Includes a picture). Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 65 - 67. (Includes a picture).

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