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Capparis tomentosa
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Chikatavuwa (Shona) Gonashindi (Shona) Mukorongwe (Tonga: Zimbabwe) Umkanyengwe (Ndebele) Woolly caper-bush (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Mostly a robust woody climber but occasionally a shrub or small tree, armed with sharp, paired, hooked thorns. All young parts are densely velvety. Leaves alternate, oblong to broadly elliptic, grey-green, covered in velvet hairs; margins entire. Flowers quite showy, yellowish-green with a mass of long white or pinkish stamens. Fruit large, up to 4 cm, pink to orange when ripe. The fruits hang from a long stalk-like branch called a gynophore. |
| Notes: | The species is much used in traditional medicine. |
| Derivation of specific name: | tomentosa: tomentose, densely woolly |
| Habitat: | In woodland at lower altitudes, sometimes a liane; occurring at higher altitudes on termite mounds |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1380 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | SL |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 21 January 2006 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 47. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Capparis tomentosaAfrican Plant Database: Capparis tomentosa
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Capparis tomentosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Capparis tomentosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Capparis tomentosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Capparis tomentosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Capparis tomentosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Capparis tomentosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Capparis tomentosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Capparis tomentosa
Tropicos: Capparis tomentosa
West African Plants database: Capparis tomentosa
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