Corchorus fascicularis
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Road no3 before Junction no4, Gorongosa National Park
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Road no3 before Junction no4, Gorongosa National Park
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Road no3 before Junction no4, Gorongosa National Park
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Along road 4 East of junction with rd 2, Gorongosa National Park
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Along road 4 East of junction with rd 2, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road 4 East of junction with rd 2, Gorongosa National Park
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Annual herb with prostrate or ascending stems up to c. 60 cm long; branches hairless or with a line of scattered setulose hairs on one side only. Leaves narrowly lanceolate-oblong, up to 6 cm long, basal setae absent, mostly hairless; margin crenate-serrate; petiole c. 7 mm long, pubescent; stipules setaceous, c. 5 mm long. Inflorescences of 2–5-flowered clusters, opposite or sub-opposite the upper leaf axils; pedicels 0·1 mm long, pubescent; bracts setaceous, c. 5 mm long. Petals yellow, slightly longer than the sepals. Stamens 5–10. Capsule on an erect fruiting pedicel, more or less cylindric, c. 1–1·5 cm long, with a short beak c. 1 mm. long, quite densely hairy, many-seeded. |
| Type location: |
India |
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| Derivation of specific name: | fascicularis: fascicled or clustered, referring to the flowers and fruit. |
| Habitat: | In damp places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa. Also in India and Australia. |
| Botanical divisions: | IV,VII |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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 80. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 74. Wilczek, R. (1963). Tiliaceae Flore du Congo du Ruanda et du Burundi Volume X Page 90. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 85. |
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