Hermbstaedtia odorata var. albi-rosea Suesseng. [family AMARANTHACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 9, Part 1, page 28, (1988) Author: C. C. Townsend
Names
Hermbstaedtia odorata var. albi-rosea Suesseng. [family AMARANTHACEAE], in Mitt. Bot. Staatss. München 1: 192 (1953) nom. provis. No type cited, merely a remark that all white or pink-flowered forms belong here.
Information
Flowers usually white or pink-tinged, the tepals rather rarely with more than 1 pair of lateral nerves (which may however be branched) attaining well above the middle, though often with shorter lateral nerves. Leaves variable in form but usually linear to linear-oblanceolate.
Habitat
In grassland, savanna, riverine vegetation, scrub mopane etc. and as a weed of roadsides and cultivation; in loose red sand, gritty loam, gravel (hard limestone) and on serpentine and basalt.
Distribution
Zimbabwe S Beitbridge, 13 km. SE. of Tuli on road to Shashi Irrigation Scheme, 22.iii.1959, Drummond 5914 (K, SRGH).Zimbabwe E roadside 52 km. S. of Mutare, 910 m., 8.xii.1951, Chase 4231 (BM; SRGH).Botswana SE 8 km. N. of Gaberone, 1090 m., 19.i.1960, Leach & Noel 225 (K; SRGH).Botswana SW c. 16 km. W. of Lephepe village, .iv.1969, Kelaole & Chiwita 535 (K; SRGH).Mozambique GI Gaza, Mabalane, 4.vi.1959, Barbosa & Lemos 8606 (COI; K; LISC; LMJ).Zimbabwe W Bulawayo, 18.ii.1912, Rogers 5928 (K; SRGH).Botswana N c. 9 km. N. of Toteng, 17.ix.1964, Story 4705 (K; PRE).
Distribution (external)
S. Africa
Namibia
Hermbstaedtia odorata var. albi-rosea Suesseng. [family AMARANTHACEAE]
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