Chamaecrista gordon-grayei subsp. longipedicellata Musandiwa
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https://doi.org/ 10.1600/036364422x16674053033831 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8117129 |
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Chamaecrista gordon-grayei subsp. longipedicellata Musandiwa |
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7b. Chamaecrista gordon-grayei subsp. longipedicellata Musandiwa & Boatwr., subsp. nov.
TYPE: NAMIBIA. Andara, Omuramba Mahango between Bangani and Bechuanaland border , 25 Jan 1956, De Winter and Wiss 4423 (holotype: PRE!, isotype: WIND!).
Pedicels when flowering 15–30 mm long, at fruiting 15–30 cm long.
Diagnostic Characters — Chamaecrista gordon-grayei subsp. longipedicellata is recognised by its long pedicels (15–20 mm long).
Distribution and Ecology — Chamaecrista gordon-grayei subsp. longipedicellata is known from Chirundi in Namibia through Katima Mulilo to Tsumkwe, extending to Siamisso in Botswana and beyond the region to Harare in Zimbabwe. Apparently absent from South Africa but with one record in Harare, Zimbabwe ( Fig. 11 View FIG ). Occurs in woodlands, on sandy soil at elevations below 1000 m. Flowering from January–February.
Etymology — Chamaecrista gordon-grayei subsp. longipedicellata is named for its long pedicels.
Additional Specimens Examined — Namibia. —1722 (Chirundi): Caprivi Game Park, on road to Angola border from Divundu-Kongola main road (–CC), 20 Jan 2005, Hochobes MH1122 ( WIND) . 1724 (Katima Mulilo): near Ngoma in Terminalia (–DC), 10 Feb 1988, Maggs 197 ( WIND) . 1819 (Karakuwisa): Mile 46, observatory, plot 89 (–AD), 18 Feb 2003, Strohbach BS5621 ( WIND) ; at Camp just S of Mutumpo Observatory (–DA), 06 Feb 2002, Strohbach BS 5275 ( WIND) . 1820 (Tarikora): 10 miles (ca. 16 km) north of Tamso on road to Kapupahedi (–DA), 17 Feb 1956, De Winter & Marais 4728 ( PRE) . 1920 (Tsumkwe): ca. 48.2 km N of Gautscha Pan (–DA), 07 Feb 1958, Story 6439 ( WIND) .
Botswana. —1823 (Siambisso): Burkea/Baikiaea woodland near Movombe village (–BA), 14 Feb 1983, Smith 4034 ( PRE) .
Zimbabwe. —1731 (Harare): Cleveland Dam (–BA), 07 Feb 1976, Daillecourt 25 ( NU) .
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