Lobelia mildbraedii Engl.

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Along northern loop, Nyika National Park

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Chelinda area, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Lobelia suavibracteata Hauman Lobelia utshungwensis utshungwensis R.E. & T.C.E. Fr.
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Description:	Plants 1–3.5 m tall in flower, suckering from the base. Stem more or less erect, up to 8 cm thick at base. Leaves in a dense terminal rosettes, sessile, linear to narrowly lanceolate, 15–40 cm long, hairless or finely velvety; margin entire or at least in young leaves minutely toothed. Inflorescence up to 1 m long, dense, cylindrical, unbranched; bracts narrowly oblong to linear, 30–60 mm long, more or less pubescent. Corolla 30–35 mm long, greenish, lilac or pale blue, split to the base on the back, pubescent outside; two lateral petals linear, more or less united with middle petals below; three middle petals united to form a lip with linear lobes. Capsule subspherical, c. 7 mm long, 10–veined, velvety, with two valves, 2–3 mm long.
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Derivation of specific name:	mildbraedii: after Gottfried Wilhelm Johannes Mildbraed (1879-1954), German explorer, botanist and plant collector, specializing in bryophytes and pteridophytes. He was Keeper at the Berlin Botanical Museum from 1913.
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Flowering time:	Mar - May
Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania Malawi and ?Zambia.
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 160 - 161. (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 198. (Includes a picture). Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 748 - 749. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 37. Reekmans, M. (1985). Lobeliaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Page 526. Thulin, M. (1983). Lobeliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 122 - 123. Thulin, M. (1985). Lobeliaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 15 - 16.

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