Afrohybanthus serratus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road
Photo: Warren McCleland
Pande, Inhassoro District.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Pande, Inhassoro District.
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| Synonyms: |
Hybanthus enneaspermus (L.) F. Muell. var. serratus Engl. |
| Common names: | Lady's Slipper (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See A. enneaspermus for general details. This species is recognized by the strongly serrate leaf margins. It is usually a more shrubby herb up to 45 cm high, often branching just above the base. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | serratus: toothed like a saw blade. |
| Habitat: | In rocky places in open woodland and grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to Mozambique, Zimbabwe,Botswana and northern South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Growth form(s): | Annual, perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Pardopsis punctatissima (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 17 April 2015 |
| Literature: |
Flicker, B.J. & Ballard Jr, H.E. (2015). Afrohybanthus (Violaceae), a new genus for a distinctive and widely distributed Old World hybanthoid lineage Phytotaxa 230(1) Pages 49 - 50. (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 82. Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Violaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 256 - 257. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 111. |
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