Hygrophila schulli
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no4, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no4, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no4, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no4, Gorongosa National Park
Lower Zambezi National Park;
Apr 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lower Zambezi National Park;
Apr 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Urema Floodplain Edge, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Urema Floodplain Edge, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Barleria auriculata Schumach. Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine Hygrophila spinosa T. Anderson |
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| Description: |
Robust erect annual herb, up to 1 m tall. Stems sparsely branched, 4-angled. Leaves subsessile, linear-lanceolate, up to 15 cm long. Flowers in axillary clusters with up to 6 straight spines among the bracts, up to 4 cm long. Corolla 2-lipped, pale blue to mauve with orange-brown raised markings in the white to yellowish centre of the lower lip. |
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India |
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| Flowering time: | Jun - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and India |
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| Growth form(s): | Annual. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 193. As Hygrophila auriculata (Includes a picture). Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 136 - 137. as Hygrophila auriculata (Includes a picture). Champluvier, D. (1985). Acanthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 456 - 457. as H. auriculata (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 19. As Hygrophila auriculata 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. as Hygrophila auriculata Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 40. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 118 - 120. (Includes a picture). |
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