| Hermbstaedtia linearis Schinz |
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| Family : AMARANTHACEAE |
Protologue : Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 210 (1890) |
| Information on the genus : Hermbstaedtia |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Celosia falcata Lopr. |
| Celosia linearis (Schinz) Schinz (1934) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Hermbstaedtia schinzii C.B.Clarke (1913) |
| =Celosia schinzii (C.B.Clarke) Suess. (1952) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Erect annual herb, 8-35 cm, with several branches from the ?at base, from a perennial rootstock. |
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| Ecology : |
Short grassland, cracks in limestone pavement, open Mopane woodland and Acacia scrub; frequently on sandy ground near lakes or pans. Botswana, Namibia, S. Africa (Transvaal, Cape Prov.). |
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| Biol./Eco : |
annual-Herb- Ht 0.08 - 0.35 m. Alt: 30 - 1800 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, KN, LP, NC, NW, WC, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Kew Bull. 37: 86 (1982).
- Fl. Zambes. 9[1]: 42,44 (1988).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°464 |
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