| Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw. |
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| Family : MYROTHAMNACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Myrothamnus |
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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) Heterotypic |
| =Myrothamnus flabellifolius subsp. elongata Weim. |
| =Myrothamnus flabellifolius subsp. robusta Weim. |
| =Cliffortia flabellifolia Sond. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Prostrate, ascending or erect shrub, much-branched, usually 30- a rather slender taproot; stems 30-60 cm tall. |
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| Ecology : |
Large stands on sunny rocky hills or along cracks and crevices in rocks; 500-1900 m alt. Rather variable species. – Resurrection (poikilohydric) plant. – H. F. Glen & al. in Fl. Pl. Africa 56: 62-68, 1999. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb- Ht 0.3 - 0.9 m. Alt: 365 - 1850 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, GA, KN, LP, MP, NW, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Bothalia 3: 236 (1937).
- Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa : 566 (1966).
- J. S. African Bot. : 227 (1976).
- Fl. Trop. E. Africa Myrothamnaceae: 1-3 (1984).
- Food plants of Zimbabwe : 75 (1986).
- Field Guide Wild Flrs Witwatersrand : 224 (1988).
- Strelitzia 6: 537 (1997).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Namibia photo from Kyffhauser |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°57586 |
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