Chironia palustris subsp. transvaalensis (Gilg) Verdoorn

palustris: of marshy places;
transvaalensis: of the Transvaal (now Mpumalanga) in South Africa.

Erect perennial herb, up to c. 80 cm high, growing from a woody rhizome. Stem unbranched or branched above, 4-ridged. Basal leaves in a rosette but usually not persisting, spathulate-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, bluish-green; stem leaves 2-8 cm long, linear-lanceolate, blue-green, inconspicuously 3-veined. Flowers in 5-18 flowered inflorescences, mauve-pink, bright pink or red, c. 3.5 cm in diameter; pedicels 2-12 cm long; anthers 4-7 mm long, bright yellow. Capsule narrowly ovoid, 8-13 mm long.

Frequent

Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.