Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
- tridentata: with three teeth;
- alatipes: with a winged foot; referring to the winged pedicel and calyx in this subspecies.
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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). Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples
subsp. alatipes (Dammer) Verdc. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213330
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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This subspecies is clearly distinguished from subsp. angustifolia by the winged and crisped sepals. The flowers are yellow with a dark red centre.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples
subsp. alatipes (Dammer) Verdc. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213330
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and 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). Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples
subsp. alatipes (Dammer) Verdc. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213330
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
