Culcasia falcifolia Engl.

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Culcasia falcifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chirinda Forest

Culcasia falcifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chirinda Forest

Culcasia falcifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Carpark for Big Tree, Chirinda Forest

Culcasia falcifolia

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post

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Synonyms: Culcasia scandens sensu Engl.
Common names:
Frequency: Locally common
Status: Native
Description:
Perennial climber with short clasping roots at the nodes. Leaves lanceolate to narrowly ovate or elliptic to oblong. Inflorescences on short separate branches, surrounded by a thick leathery, boat-shaped spade, greenish or yellowish-white. Fruits a cluster of obovoid berries orange-red when ripe.
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Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In shade in evergreen forest.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Sudan southwards to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Zimbabwe distribution: E
Growth form: PC
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Saturday 16 August 2008
Literature:

Mayo, S.J. (1985). Araceae FTEA Page 18. (Includes a picture).


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Other sources of information about Culcasia falcifolia:

Flora of Mozambique: Culcasia falcifolia
African Plant Database: Culcasia falcifolia
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Culcasia falcifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Culcasia falcifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Culcasia falcifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Culcasia falcifolia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Culcasia falcifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Culcasia falcifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Culcasia falcifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Culcasia falcifolia
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Culcasia falcifolia
Tropicos: Culcasia falcifolia
West African Plants database: Culcasia falcifolia


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Culcasia falcifolia.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=111970, retrieved 26 May 2013

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