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FamilyVERBENACEAE
Genus speciesChascanum schlechteri (Gürke) Moldenke 
SynonymsBouchea schlechteri Gürke
 Plexipus schlechteri (Gürke) R.Fern.
Habitatdry, stony grassland
Altitude100-700m
Descriptiona little ramose, leaves opposite, sessile, lanceolate, acuminate, at base tapered, entire, scabrously pubescent, spike short, few flowered, tube of corolla very thin
Size20-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Africa
     South Tropical Africa (Mozambique )
     Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland , Northern Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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VERBENACEAE

Chascanum schlechteri (Gürke) Moldenke, Phytologia 1: 18 (1933)

Basionym:
Bouchea schlechteri Gürke, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 75 (1898)

Synonyms:
Plexipus schlechteri (Gürke) R.Fern.

Chascanum schlechteri torrei Moldenke
Plexipus schlechteri torrei (Moldenke) R.Fern.

Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal
26 MOZ 27 NAT SWZ TVL

100-700m

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