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Barleria prionitis subsp. ameliae (A. Meeuse) R. K. Brummitt & J. R. I. Wood

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Shrub-like perennial herb, up to 1.5 m tall, more or less woody at the base. Stems with slender axillary spines. Leaves opposite, ovate-lanceolate, up to 5 × 2 cm, tapering to a sharp point. Flowers axillary and terminal, yellow to orange; bracts narrowly ovate, tapering to a sharp spine-like tip.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Barleria ameliae A. Meeuse Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=153660
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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