Collection #
B-Phanerogamae
Stored under taxon name
Thesium nigricans Rendle
Det./rev./conf./assigned
J. Osborne 2016-11
Ident. history
J. Osborne 2016-11: Thesium nigricans
Collector
Osborne,J. et al. JO 1195
Location
Mozambique | -19.75722, 33.09222
Label
Mozambique, Chimahimani Mountains, Manica, Chimanimani mountains, 19°45'26'' S, 33°05'32'' E (-19.75729 33.09221) WGS 1984, 1710 m
Alt. 1710 m
Habitat
Quartzite rocky slope with deep gullies. Growing in full sun in sheltered gully with dense shubby vegetation including Polygala, Erica, Pteridium, Leucospermum, Compositae and Cassytha
Habitus
Delicate, erect herb c. 1 m tall, woody at base. Branches erect. Leaves yellow-green. Flowers white. Corolla 5-lobed, lobes not bearded
Annotations
Flora of Mozambique, Chimahimani Mountains, Nhahedzi, A. (Chief), Duplicates: K, LMA, Micaia, 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
