Haumaniastrum caeruleum
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Acrocephalus caeruleus Oliv. Acrocephalus lilacinus Oliv. Haumaniastrum gracile (Briq.) P.A. Duvign. & Plancke |
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Perennial herb to 1 m tall. Stem sometimes with small buds bearing orbicular leaves at the base, glabrous to pubescent with antrorse or spreading hairs. Leaves sessile or shortly petiolate; lamina linear to narrowly elliptic. Upper leaves subtending heads 5-25 mm long, caudate or apiculate with an ovate, orbicular or obcordate broad basal portion, white or bluish with a green apex, often inrolled, sometimes reflexed. Heads 5-20 mm long, arranged in lax or dense corymbs. Corolla 4-6 mm long, white, pink, blue or purple. |
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Uganda |
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| Derivation of specific name: | caeruleum: term used for various shades of blue, e.g. sky-blue or dark blue |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to the Central African Republic, Congo, Burundi, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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| Literature: |
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 55. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 147. Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 175 - 179. (Includes a picture). |
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