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Rorippa micrantha
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Photo: Mike Hackston
The lake at the foot of Chongwe Falls, Lower Zambezi NP
Photo: Mike Hackston
The lake at the foot of Chongwe Falls, Lower Zambezi NP
Photo: Mike Hackston
The lake at the foot of Chongwe Falls, Lower Zambezi NP
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Nasturtium brachypus Webb Nasturtium indicum auct. non (L.) DC. Nasturtium nilolicum Boiss. Rorippa indica auct. Rorippa madagascariensis auct. Sisymbrium micranthum Roth |
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Erect annual herb up to 50 cm tall. Leaves up to 8 cm long, obovate to oblong in outline, deeply divided almost to the mid rib, lobed, scalloped or toothed, hairless or very sparsely pubescent. Flowers in a terminal raceme, yellow. Fruit a cylindric siliqua c. 18 × 2 mm, hairless, tipped with the persistent style, dehiscent. Seeds in two rows. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | micrantha: small-flowered (in comparison with related species). |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
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| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1960). Brassicaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 183 - 185. As Rorippa madagascariensis Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 31. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rorippa micranthaAfrican Plant Database: Rorippa micrantha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rorippa micrantha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Rorippa micrantha
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rorippa micrantha
JSTOR Plant Science: Rorippa micrantha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rorippa micrantha
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Tropicos: Rorippa micrantha
Wikipedia: Rorippa micrantha
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