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Kohautia cynanchica
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
Photo: Bart Wursten
By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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| Synonyms: |
Hedyotis cynanchica (DC.) Steud. Oldenlandia cynanchica (DC.) K. Schum. ex Kuntze |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or suberect wiry annual or perennial herb, up to 60 cm. Stems somewhat quadrangular, mostly hairless but with sparse rounded papillae along the ridges. Leaves opposite, often appearing whorled due to extra short shoot leaves, filiform to narrowly linear, up to 5cm long, mostly hairless but with loosely arranged papillae; margin often rolled under. Flowers in loose branched heads. Corolla lobes usually 4, white, cream or rarely mauve-pink above, reddish-brown or olive-brown underneath and on the corolla tube; sweetly scented in the late afternoon and evening. |
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| Habitat: | Along dry river courses and wooded grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa. |
| Botswana distribution: | N,SW,SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 2 October 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. 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 72. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 97. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 91 - 93. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Kohautia cynanchicaFlora of Zimbabwe: Kohautia cynanchica
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Kohautia cynanchicaAfrican Plant Database: Kohautia cynanchica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Kohautia cynanchica
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Kohautia cynanchica
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