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Diplolophium zambesianum

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Name

Identification
Physotrichia arenaria Eng.&Gilg. [family UMBELLIFERAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Diplolophium zambesianum Hiern [family UMBELLIFERAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
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  • Diplolophium zambesianum
  • Physotrichia arenaria

Flora

Entry for DIPLOLOPHIUM zambesianum Hiern [family UMBELLIFERAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical Africa, Vol 1, page 1, (1877) Author: (By Mr. W. P. Hiern.)
Names
DIPLOLOPHIUM zambesianum Hiern [family UMBELLIFERAE]
Information
Glaucescent; about 4 feet high. Stem-leaves 1 1/2–5 in. long; segments acicular; petioles 1–3 in. long, expanded, sheathing at the base. Primary rays of the umbel 2/3–1 2/3 in. long, rigid, glabrous; secondary rays 1/5– 4/10 in. long. Bracts of the involucre glabrous, 1/3–1 1/4 in. long by less than 1/10 in. wide, acute, shorter than the outer primary rays. Involucels 1/5– 1/4 in. long. Petals equal, 1/20 in. wide. Styles reflexed over the tops of the mericarps; stylopods depresso-convex; 4 vittæ in each commissural face. Fruit 1/5 in. long.
Distribution
South Central Highlands of Batoka country, Dr. Kirk! 3000 ft. alt. Flowers and fruits in July.

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