Delphinium leroyi
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Northern Loop, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track to Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track to Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track to Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track to Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track to Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb, 0.5–1.5 m high; stems more or less pubescent or nearly hairless towards the base; inflorescences with dense yellowish pubescence. Leaves mostly near the base of the stem, deeply palmately lobed, often almost to the base, sparsely pubescent or almost hairless; petioles up to 18 cm or more long. Flowers 3.5–6 cm wide, sweetly scented. Sepals white, sometimes with a green spot, occasionally pale mauve or purplish-white; spur 3–4 cm long. Anthers black or dark purple. Fruit in 3 follicles, 2.5 cm long, pubescent. |
| Type location: |
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
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| Habitat: | In montane grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 22 - 23. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 233. (Includes a picture). Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960). Ranunculaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 101. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 216. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 86. Troupin, G. (1978). Ranunculaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 267. |
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