Endostemon tereticaulis
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Chiyire R. bridge, by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
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Chiyire R. bridge, by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
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Chiyire R. bridge, by Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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By rd from Shashe Wilderness Camp to the National Parks office
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4km before Wengezi junction coming from Chimanimani
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Along Zvishavane - Mbalabala road
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| Synonyms: |
Ocimum tereticaule Poir. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Much-branched perennial herb with densely hairy stems, 20-50 cm tall. Leaves oblanceolate to obovate, covered in soft grey hairs, particularly below; margins crenate. Flowers in axillary clusters; bracts leaf-like; corolla 4-lobed, mauve to deep purple. |
| Type location: |
West tropical Africa |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | tereticaulis: with a terete or cylindric stem |
| Habitat: | On sandy and gravelly soils in dry open woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | from Senegal to Somalia and south to South Africa. |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 107. 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 55. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 163 - 167. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 77. |
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