Aneilema nicholsonii C.B. Clarke

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Aneilema nicholsonii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyaodza River bridge (northern end), Matiti Pool, near Kariba

Aneilema nicholsonii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyaodza River bridge (northern end), Matiti Pool, near Kariba

Aneilema nicholsonii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyaodza River bridge (northern end), Matiti Pool, near Kariba

Aneilema nicholsonii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyaodza River bridge (northern end), Matiti Pool, near Kariba

Aneilema nicholsonii

Photo: Stephen Long
Hwange NP

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Status: Native
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Branched annual herb, 30-60 cm tall. Leaves spirally arranged, lanceolate-elliptic to ovate, 3-11 cm long, long acuminate at the apex. Inflorescences terminal and in the upper leaf-axils, dense many-flowered. Flowers, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, lavender to purple-blue; lateral stamens densely bearded. Capsules oblong-elliptic, 4.5-6mm long, 2-3-locular.
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Worldwide distribution: Southern Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Caprivi-Namibia.
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Content last updated: Tuesday 15 March 2016
Literature:

Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 119 - 121. (Includes a picture).

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 86.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Aneilema nicholsonii.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=112810, retrieved 19 March 2024

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