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Neurotheca densa De Wild. Neurotheca longidens N.E. Br. |
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Annual herb, mostly branched, up to 50 cm high. Stem 4-angled, hairless. Leaves subsessile, ovate-lanceolate, elliptic or obovate, up to 3.5 cm long, single-veined, hairless. Flowers mostly solitary in the leaf-axils, mauve-pink or whitish, 4-lobed. Capsule oblong-cylindric, 4 mm long. |
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Derivation of specific name: | longidens: with long teeth, referring to the calyx lobes |
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Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria, Gabon, Congo, CAR, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Paiva, J. & Nogueira, I. (1990). Gentianaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(4) Pages 6 - 8. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 66. |
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