Thunbergia lancifolia T. Anderson

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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Thunbergia bequaertii De Wild. Thunbergia cerinthoides Radlk. Thunbergia friesii Lindau Thunbergia gentianoides Radlk. Thunbergia glaberrima Lindau Thunbergia hockii De Wild. Thunbergia puberula Lindau Thunbergia valida S. Moore
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Description:	Perennial herb with stems to 70 cm, arising from a woody rootstock. Leaves: lamina 4-13 cm, linear-lanceolate to elliptic or obovate. Flowers solitary; pedicel with capitate glands sometimes mixed with non-glandular hairs or puberulous, rarely glabrous; bracteoles with sparse to dense short glands or puberulous, rarely glabrous. Calyx 1-3 mm long; lobes broadly triangular. Corolla limb dark purple to deep maroon, more rarely blue or purple; lower part of tube white to pale yellow. Capsule with beak 2 cm long. Seeds with lateral wing.
Type location:	Malawi
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Derivation of specific name:	lancifolia: with lance-shaped leaves.
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Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, DRC, Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique
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Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 136 - 137. (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 54. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 55. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 20. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 43. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 36. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 41 - 43. (Includes a picture).

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