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Gerardiina angolensis Engl. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE]
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 8, Part 2, (1990) Author: D. Philcox
Names
Gerardiina angolensis Engl. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE], Bot. Jahrb. 23: 507, t. 10 G-M (1887). —Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 770 (1898); in F.C. 4, 2: 378 (1904). TAB. 52. Type from Angola.
Information
Herb 35–80 cm. tall. Stems subquadrangular, minutely hispid to subglabrous, sulcate. Leaves erect or appressed to stem (2.5)6–11 x 0.25–1.9 cm., linear-lanceolate, obtuse or rarely subacute at apex, sessile decurrent at base, 3–5-nerved, scabrid above, subglabrous beneath except scabrid on prominent nerves, much exceeding internodes. Racemes (5)10–20 cm. long; flowers numerous. Bracts 5–8.5 mm. long, cordate, broadly ovate, somewhat connate, glabrous. Pedicels 4–14 mm. long, glabrous. Calyx 5–8 mm. long, obscurely nerved, glandular-punctate; lobes 1.5–3 mm. long, broadly ovate-deltate, obtuse, glabrous. Corolla pink to purple or blue, or occasionally white, 18–30 mm. long, externally glabrous, pubescent within especially at base; lobes subequal, occasionally upper 2 clearly smaller. Style 16–18 mm. long, arcuate above, equalling or slightly exceeding longer stamens, base persistent in fruit. Capsule 7–8 x 5–6.5 mm.
Habitat
Riversides, wet grasslands and open forests
Altitude range
1200–2350 m.
2350
1200
Distribution
Mozambique MS Chimanimani Mts., fl. & fr. 4.vi.1948, Munch 94 (K; SRGH).Malawi S Limbe, c. 1200 m., fl. 14.iii.1948, Goodwin 97 (BM).Zambia C Serenje Distr., Kundalila Falls near Serenje, 1500 m., fl. 4.v.1972, Korna? 1652 (K).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., NE. of Dobeka Bridge, fl. 10.xi.1937, Milne-Redhead 3181 (BR; K).Mozambique Z Gúrùe, Serra do Gúrùe, Chá Mozambique, c. 1700 m., fl. & fr. 4.i.1968, Torre & Correia 16876 (LISC).Malawi N Nyika Plateau, Lake Kaulime, 2250 m., fl. & fr. 4.i.1959, Richards 10447 (BR; K).Zimbabwe E Chimanimani Mts., c. 1700 m., fl. 20.iii.1981, Philcox & Leppard 9018 (K).Zambia N Mbala Distr., Lake Chila, c. 1520 m., fl. & fr. 7.iii.1952, Richards 1148 (K).
Distribution (external)
Zaire
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
S. Africa
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 8, Part 2, (1990) Author: D. Philcox
Names
Gerardiina angolensis Engl. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE], Bot. Jahrb. 23: 507, t. 10 G-M (1887). —Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 770 (1898); in F.C. 4, 2: 378 (1904). TAB. 52. Type from Angola.
Information
Herb 35–80 cm. tall. Stems subquadrangular, minutely hispid to subglabrous, sulcate. Leaves erect or appressed to stem (2.5)6–11 x 0.25–1.9 cm., linear-lanceolate, obtuse or rarely subacute at apex, sessile decurrent at base, 3–5-nerved, scabrid above, subglabrous beneath except scabrid on prominent nerves, much exceeding internodes. Racemes (5)10–20 cm. long; flowers numerous. Bracts 5–8.5 mm. long, cordate, broadly ovate, somewhat connate, glabrous. Pedicels 4–14 mm. long, glabrous. Calyx 5–8 mm. long, obscurely nerved, glandular-punctate; lobes 1.5–3 mm. long, broadly ovate-deltate, obtuse, glabrous. Corolla pink to purple or blue, or occasionally white, 18–30 mm. long, externally glabrous, pubescent within especially at base; lobes subequal, occasionally upper 2 clearly smaller. Style 16–18 mm. long, arcuate above, equalling or slightly exceeding longer stamens, base persistent in fruit. Capsule 7–8 x 5–6.5 mm.
Habitat
Riversides, wet grasslands and open forests
Altitude range
1200–2350 m.
2350
1200
Distribution
Mozambique MS Chimanimani Mts., fl. & fr. 4.vi.1948, Munch 94 (K; SRGH).Malawi S Limbe, c. 1200 m., fl. 14.iii.1948, Goodwin 97 (BM).Zambia C Serenje Distr., Kundalila Falls near Serenje, 1500 m., fl. 4.v.1972, Korna? 1652 (K).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., NE. of Dobeka Bridge, fl. 10.xi.1937, Milne-Redhead 3181 (BR; K).Mozambique Z Gúrùe, Serra do Gúrùe, Chá Mozambique, c. 1700 m., fl. & fr. 4.i.1968, Torre & Correia 16876 (LISC).Malawi N Nyika Plateau, Lake Kaulime, 2250 m., fl. & fr. 4.i.1959, Richards 10447 (BR; K).Zimbabwe E Chimanimani Mts., c. 1700 m., fl. 20.iii.1981, Philcox & Leppard 9018 (K).Zambia N Mbala Distr., Lake Chila, c. 1520 m., fl. & fr. 7.iii.1952, Richards 1148 (K).
Distribution (external)
Zaire
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
S. Africa
Date Updated: 26 July 2007
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 8, Part 2, (1990) Author: D. Philcox
Names
Gerardiina angolensis Engl. [family SCROPHULARIACEAE], Bot. Jahrb. 23: 507, t. 10 G-M (1887). —Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 770 (1898); in F.C. 4, 2: 378 (1904). TAB. 52. Type from Angola.
Information
Herb 35–80 cm. tall. Stems subquadrangular, minutely hispid to subglabrous, sulcate. Leaves erect or appressed to stem (2.5)6–11 x 0.25–1.9 cm., linear-lanceolate, obtuse or rarely subacute at apex, sessile decurrent at base, 3–5-nerved, scabrid above, subglabrous beneath except scabrid on prominent nerves, much exceeding internodes. Racemes (5)10–20 cm. long; flowers numerous. Bracts 5–8.5 mm. long, cordate, broadly ovate, somewhat connate, glabrous. Pedicels 4–14 mm. long, glabrous. Calyx 5–8 mm. long, obscurely nerved, glandular-punctate; lobes 1.5–3 mm. long, broadly ovate-deltate, obtuse, glabrous. Corolla pink to purple or blue, or occasionally white, 18–30 mm. long, externally glabrous, pubescent within especially at base; lobes subequal, occasionally upper 2 clearly smaller. Style 16–18 mm. long, arcuate above, equalling or slightly exceeding longer stamens, base persistent in fruit. Capsule 7–8 x 5–6.5 mm.
Habitat
Riversides, wet grasslands and open forests
Altitude range
1200–2350 m.
2350
1200
Distribution
Mozambique MS Chimanimani Mts., fl. & fr. 4.vi.1948, Munch 94 (K; SRGH).Malawi S Limbe, c. 1200 m., fl. 14.iii.1948, Goodwin 97 (BM).Zambia C Serenje Distr., Kundalila Falls near Serenje, 1500 m., fl. 4.v.1972, Korna? 1652 (K).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., NE. of Dobeka Bridge, fl. 10.xi.1937, Milne-Redhead 3181 (BR; K).Mozambique Z Gúrùe, Serra do Gúrùe, Chá Mozambique, c. 1700 m., fl. & fr. 4.i.1968, Torre & Correia 16876 (LISC).Malawi N Nyika Plateau, Lake Kaulime, 2250 m., fl. & fr. 4.i.1959, Richards 10447 (BR; K).Zimbabwe E Chimanimani Mts., c. 1700 m., fl. 20.iii.1981, Philcox & Leppard 9018 (K).Zambia N Mbala Distr., Lake Chila, c. 1520 m., fl. & fr. 7.iii.1952, Richards 1148 (K).
Distribution (external)
Zaire
Burundi
Tanzania
Angola
S. Africa
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