Wahlenbergia banksiana A. DC.

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Haka Game Park, Harare

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Synonyms:	Wahlenbergia mashonica N.E. Br. Wahlenbergia rhodesiana S. Moore Wahlenbergia saginoides S. Moore
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Status:	Native
Description:	More or less erect, multi-stemmed perennial herb, up to c. 50 cm. Leaves small, alternate, sessile, linear. Flowers in lax inflorescences, white to light blue; corolla split into lobes less than half the length, puberulous inside near the base.
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Derivation of specific name:	banksiana: named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820), former President of the Royal Society and patron of the sciences
Habitat:	In sandy grassland, riverbanks and seasonal vleis.
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Worldwide distribution:	South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Botswana distribution:	N
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. 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 31. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 38. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 43. Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 96 - 97. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 202.

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