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Description: | Erect perennial herb, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves opposite, lanceolate. Flowers in the leaf axils. It is superficially similar to Justicia elegantula, which is a mostly prostrate, cushion-forming species with larger flowers, slightly obovate leaves, and the stems and leaves covered in long spreading hairs. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | phyllostachys: leafy spike (i.e. a leafy inflorescence) | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 51. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6) Pages 205 - 206. 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 14. |
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