Distribution
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Africa, Himalaya, India, Ceylon, Thailand, east to W. China, Malaya, Australia, America (introduced).
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- Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
Derivation of specific name
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canescens: greyish velvety or canescent
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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). Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152930
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- Mark Hyde
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Decumbent to suberect perennial herb. Stems up to 35 cm long; most parts densely covered in soft spreading hairs. Leaves opposite elliptic; margin entire. Flowers in terminal cylindrical spikes, with ovate, glandular and hairy bracts. Corolla, 5-lobed, 2-lipped, mauve-blue, purplish or white. Capsule oblong, slightly beaked.
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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). Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152930
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Angola, Botswana, Caprivi-Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and (elsewhere?).
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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). Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152930
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Nelsonia canescens: Brief Summary
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Nelsonia canescens is a herbaceous plant species in the family Acanthaceae, with a substantial number of similar plant specimens now identified as synonyms.
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