Lobelia inconspicua
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road from Thazima Gate near elephant Sanctuary, Nyika National Park.
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Lobelia heyneana Roem. & Schult. var. inconspicua (A. Rich.) E. Wimmer Lobelia maranguensis Engl. |
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Small, erect to ascending annual herb, mostly less than 20 cm tall; stems triangular and winged, more or less densely hairy. Leaves elliptic to broadly ovate, 7-20 m long, venation prominent beneath, sparsely to densely pubescent, especially on the lower leaves; margin toothed. Flowers in terminal and axillary on pedicels up to 13 mm long. Calyx lobes erect or spreading, 1.6-3.2 mm long with 1-2 pairs of small teeth along the margin. Corolla 2.8-4 mm long, white to pale blue, usually with darker markings. Capsule obovoid to obconical, c. 8-veined. |
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Ethiopia |
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| Derivation of specific name: | inconspicua: inconspicuous, probably referring to the small size of this plant. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and northern Malawi. Also in India. |
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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 198. Under excluded species as a possible misidentification for Lobelia Heyneana (see note under records) Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 77. Thulin, M. (1983). Lobeliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 135 - 136. Thulin, M. (1985). Lobeliaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 36 - 37. |
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