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Rostellaria tenella

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Name

Identification
Rostellaria tenella Nees [family ACANTHACEAE ] Justicia tenella (Nees) T.Anderson [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Rostellaria parviflora Benth. [family ACANTHACEAE ]
Related name
  • Justicia tenella
  • Rostellaria parviflora
  • Rostellaria tenella

Flora

Entry for Justicia tenella (Nees) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Justicia tenella (Nees) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE], in J. Linn. Soc. 7: 4 (1863); F.T.A. 5: 187 (for full synonymy); Chev. Bot. 501; Berhaut Fl. Sén. 95.
Rostellaria tenella Nees [family ], in DCProd11: 369 (1847)
Rungia baumannii Lindau [family ACANTHACEAE], in EnglBotJahrb22: 120 (1895).
Information
A slender nearly glabrous herb, erect 6-12 in. high, creeping and rooting at the lower nodes, with small white and lilac or pink-tinged flowers in short 4-sided spikes with pale green broad bracts.
Range
Throughout tropical Africa.
Distribution
Sen.: Heudelot 327! Tambacounda Berhaut 1287! Badi (fr. Nov.) Berhaut 1930!Mali: Kita (fr. Oct.) Jaeger 3445!Guin.: Kouria (fr. Dec.) Caille in Hb. Chev. 14640! Bouria (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Caille in Hb. Chev. 14956! Farmar 190!Port. G.: Brene, Bissau (fr. Feb.) Esp. Santo 1731!S. L.: Njala (fl. & fr. Sept.) Deighton 2081! Makump (fr. Aug.) Deighton 1375! Kambui Hills (fl. 8 fr. Dec.) Small 847! Rokupr (fl. 8 fr. Oct.) Jordan 653! Kabala (fl. 8 fr. Oct.) Deighton 4194!Lib.: Gbanga (fl. & fr. Sept.) Linder 570! Gbau (fl. 8 fr. Sept.) Baldwin 9417! Tawata (fr. Nov.) Baldwin 10320! 10321! Yratoke (fl. 8 ft. July) Baldwin 6263!Iv. C.: Bingerville Chev. 15587!Ghana: Aburi Brown 384! Apampam (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Mortem GC 6401!N. Nig.: Kontagora (fr. Dec.) Dalz. 185!S. Nig.: Sapoba Kennedy 1767! 2699! Usonigbe F.R., Benin (fr. Oct.) Keay FHI 21680! Owan, Benin (fr. Nov.) Latilo FHI 35357! Idanre (fr. Jan.) Brenan 8700! Oban Talbot 378! Afi River F.R., Ikom (Dec.) Keay FHI 28246![Br.] Cam.: Victoria (fr. Nov.) Maitland 776! Lus, Nkambe Div. (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Hepper 1868! Mayo Selbe, 1,600 ft., Gashaka Dist. (fl. 8 fr. Jan.) Hepper 1636! Vogel Peah, 2,500 ft., Adamawa (fl.F. Po: El Pico (fl. & fr. Dec.)

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