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Scutellaria schweinfurthii subsp. paucifolia (Baker) A. J. Paton

Derivation of specific name

provided by Flora of Zimbabwe

schweinfurthii: named after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), german botanical collector and taxonomist.

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copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings

bibliographic citation: Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Scutellaria schweinfurthii Briq.
subsp. paucifolia (Baker) A.J. Paton Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149190
author: Mark Hyde
author: Bart Wursten
author: Petra Ballings

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partner site: Flora of Zimbabwe

Description

provided by Flora of Zimbabwe

Perennial herb with annual stems, up to 40 cm, growing from a woody rootstock. The mauve to deep purple flowers are held by a dish-shaped upper calyx lobe.

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). Scutellaria schweinfurthii Briq.
subsp. paucifolia (Baker) A.J. Paton Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=149190
author: Mark Hyde
author: Bart Wursten
author: Petra Ballings

original: visit source
partner site: Flora of Zimbabwe