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Genus: Dyschoriste
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> Family: Acanthaceae
About 65 species, occurring
worldwide in tropical and warm areas. In southern Africa there are 11
species.
Species in southern Africa
Information from Welman 2003 - excludes Zimbabwe and
Mozambique.
Dyschoriste capricornis Perennial dwarf shrub or
herb, growing to height of 0.5 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Namibia |
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Dyschoriste depressa Perennial dwarf shrub or
herb, growing to height of 0.5 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo. See Pooley (1998:
434).
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Dyschoriste erecta Perennial dwarf shrub,
growing to height of 0.5 m.
Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Mpumalanga. |
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Dyschoriste fischeri Perennial shrub or dwarf
shrub, growing to height of 1.75 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Mpumalanga, Limpopo. |
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Dyschoriste monroi Perennial shrub or dwarf
shrub, growing to height of 0.9 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Limpopo, Botswana. |
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Dyschoriste mutica Perennial shrub or dwarf
shrub, growing to height of 0.9 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Mpumalanga. |
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Dyschoriste perrottetii Perennial dwarf shrub or
herb growing to height of 0.5 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Mpumalanga. |
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Dyschoriste pseudoerecta Perennial dwarf shrub
growing to height of 0.3 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Northern Cape; Namibia. |
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Dyschoriste radicans Perennial dwarf shrub or
herb, growing to height of 0.3 m. Distribution in southern Africa: Botswana. |
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Dyschoriste rogersii Perennial shrub or dwarf
shrub, growing to height of 1.2 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Mpumalanga, Limpopo; Swaziland. |
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Dyschoriste transvaalensis Perennial shrub or dwarf
shrub, growing to height of 1.65 m. Distribution in southern Africa:
South Africa > Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Gauteng; Botswana. |
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Possible Zimbabwean [check]
Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora (Purple
Bells, Persklokkies)
See Joffe (2001: 150). |
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References
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Joffe, P.
2001. Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants. A South African Guide.
Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Pooley, E. 1998. A Field Guide
to Wild Flowers KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora
Publications Trust, Durban.
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Welman, W.G. 2003. Acanthaceae. In
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an
annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 92-106. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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