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Dianthus chimanimaniensis S.S.Hooper

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Dianthus

Characteristics

Leaves rather short, 2 × 2·5 cm. × 1·5–2 mm., about half as long as the subtended internode; lamina thin, conspicuously and evenly 3-nerved from base to apex; sheath very short, minutely hispid.
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Anthophore c. 3 mm. long.. Petal-lamina white or pale pink, obovate-elliptic, deeply pinnately fimbriate, fimbriae up to 1·2 cm. long; stigmas exserted c. 1·0 cm. beyond petals.
Calyx bracts 4, lower pair markedly smaller than upper pair, upper pair lanceolate-elliptic, c. 1·0 cm. × 4 mm. with an acute and minutely apiculate apex.
Flowering shoots branched from near the base, leafy below, branches bearing solitary terminal flowers.
Calyx c. 3·5 cm. × 4 mm., with lobes c. 7 mm. long.
Caespitose, glaucous herb.
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Distribution

Dianthus chimanimaniensis world distribution map, present in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Dianthus chimanimaniensis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:153214-1
WFO ID wfo-0000643301
COL ID 6CPYM
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Synonyms

Dianthus chimanimaniensis
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