Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
monticola: mountain-loving
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Elatostema monticola Hook. f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120610
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Annual or perennial herb, ascending or erect, up to 30 cm, growing from a prostrate rhizome. Leaves restricted to the upper parts of the stems, alternate, (sub)sessile, obovate to lanceolate, usually asymmetrical; margins serrate. Flowers in sessile axillary clusters, unisexual, normally on different plants, rarely on the same plant.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Elatostema monticola Hook. f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120610
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Widespread in the forests of tropical Africa
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Elatostema monticola Hook. f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=120610
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
