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Cordylostigma virgatum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Robin's Camp before Deteema Dam, Hwange National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Robin's Camp before Deteema Dam, Hwange National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Robin's Camp before Deteema Dam, Hwange National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Hedyotis gerrardii Harv. ex Sond. Hedyotis setifera (DC.) Steudel Hedyotis setifera (DC.) Steudel var. pubescens Sond. Hedyotis virgata Willd. Kohautia parviflora Benth. Kohautia setifera DC. Kohautia virgata (Willd.) Bremek. Kohautia virgata (Willd.) Bremek. var. oblanceolata Bremek. Oldenlandia caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. pro parte Oldenlandia moandensis De Wild. Oldenlandia parviflora (Benth.) Oliv. Oldenlandia virgata (Willd.) DC. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, ascending or straggling annual or perennial herb, up to 60 cm tall. Stems 1-many from a woody base, slightly ribbed, hairless or more or less densely hairy lower on the stems. Leaves opposite, narrowly linear to linear-lanceolate, sometimes filiform, 19-32 mm long, hairless or somewhat roughly hairy above, on the margin and on the midrib beneath; margin often rolled under. Stipular sheath with 2-6 reflexed fimbriae, 1.4-5 mm long. Flowers in more or less lax branched heads, 2 or rarely 3 flowers at each node. Corolla 4-lobed, white, cream, yellowish, bluish, mauve, purple, pink or red; tube 2.7-7 mm long. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | virgata: twiggy |
| Habitat: | In grassland, woodland, along paths and roads and on cultivated land, always in moist sandy or stony ground. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. |
| Botswana distribution: | N,SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 26 February 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 23. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 400 - 401. (Includes a picture). Groeninckx, I., Ochoterena, H., Smets, E. & Dessein, S. (2010). Molecular phylogenetic and morphological study of Kohautia (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae), with the recognition of the new genus Cordylostigma Taxon 59(5) Pages 1466 - 1467. as Cordylostigma virgata Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 417. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 106. (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 72. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 89. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 97. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 28. As Kohautia virgata Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 232 - 233. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 96 - 98. (Includes a picture). |
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