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Derivation of specific name

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foetidum: foetid, bad-smelling
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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). Brachystelma foetidum Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146200
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Perennial with short annual stems, growing from a tuber. Leaves variable. Flowers in axillary clusters of 2-6 flowers. Corolla up to 25-50 mm in diameter, bell-shaped, lobes purple-brown, greenish yellow with purple-brown spots near the base. Corona bell-shaped, V-shaped on the outer margin; inner lobes linear.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Brachystelma foetidum Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146200
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Worldwide distribution

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Botswana, S Africa, Zimbabwe
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Brachystelma foetidum Schltr. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=146200
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe