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Pseudomussaenda lanceolata
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Family:
RUBIACEAE
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Citation: Pseudomussaenda lanceolata (Forssk.) Wernham, J. Bot. 54: 298 1916.
Ophiorrhiza lanceolata Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 42 1775.
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English name(s):
Egyptian Star Cluster
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Description:
Shrubs, branches covered with long appressed hairs. Leaves opposite, 4-9 x 1.5-3.5 cm, oblong, lanceolate, acuminate, sparsely pubescent above and pubescent on nerves beneath, petiole 1-2 mm, stipules subulate. Inflorescence a corymb. Calyx hairy, tube ca 2.5 mm long; 5-lobed, lobes ca 3 mm long, subulate, one is generally expanded in a yellow leaf-like structure, 1.5-3.5 x 1-2.5 cm, and stalk 1.5-2 cm long. Corolla pale yellow, tube 2-2.5 cm long, pubescent, mouth villous, 5-lobed, lobes ovate and accuminate, ca 6 x 2.5 cm; style divided into two stigmatic lobes. Fruit an oblong capsule, 7 x 5 mm, loculicidal, 2-valved.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
May-January
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of tropical Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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