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Dopatrium stachytarphetoides Engl. & Gilg

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Dopatrium

Characteristics

Lower and basal leaves 9–35(58) x 1.5–4.5(7) mm., oblong, obtuse, sessile, entire; cauline leaves 2–8 x 1–2.5 mm., becoming small above, distant, broadly ovate, connate at base up to midway, in some cases forming distinct sheath.
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Corolla tube 11–14 mm. long, slender, cylindric, gibbous-geniculate at apex; upper lip bilobed; lower lip broadly trilobed, 9–12 mm. long.
Flowers solitary in axils of inflorescence bracts, mauve, violet-blue to purple, forming terminal, few-branched, panicle.
Erect, glabrous herb, 10–35(50) cm. tall; stem simple or only branched within inflorescence, somewhat fleshy.
Calyx 3.5–5(6.5) mm. long; lobes 1–1.5(2.5) mm. long, broadly lanceolate.
Capsule 4–5 mm. long, 2–3 mm. in diam., ellipsoid.
Bracts like upper cauline leaves but smaller.
Pedicels 3–7 mm. long, slender.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Distribution

Dopatrium stachytarphetoides world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802177-1
WFO ID wfo-0000654188
COL ID 6DG4Q
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Synonyms

Dopatrium stachytarphetoides
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