Collection #
B-Phanerogamae
Stored under taxon name
Thesium dolichomeres Brenan
Det./rev./conf./assigned
J. Osborne 2016-11
Ident. history
J. Osborne 2016-11: Thesium dolichomeres
Location
Mozambique | -19.87472, 33.05833
Label
Mozambique, Chimahimani Mountains, In mass area. About 2 km S is a well used path going to Zimbabwe, 19°52'29'' S, 33°03'30'' E (-19.87477 33.05824), WGS 1984, 1432 m
Alt. 1432 m
Habitat
Very open grassland habitat with Aristida and Loudetia as the common species. Quartzite grassland. There is a stream 20 m from here. Occassional throughout this grassland but 11 plants were counted in an area about 10 m x 5 m. Occasional
Habitus
About 1.5 m tall with a woody stem. Small white flowers. Much branched
Annotations
Flora of Mozambique, Chimahimani Mountains, Duplicates: K. LMA, BM, Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Mozambique (IIAM); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K); National Herbarium of Zimbabwe, Harare (SRGH); Herbarium, Botanic Garden, Meise (BR), Supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF); Ex Herb. Hort. Bot. Reg. Kew; acc. 23. Apr. 2025; PRN2025-023
Mapaura,A. & Timberlake,J. 908
(link to CETAF Botany Pilot)