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Hippocratea parvifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Hot Springs, Odzi-Save Valley
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hot Springs, Odzi-Save Valley
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| Synonyms: |
Elachyptera parvifolia (Oliv.) N. Hallé Hippocratea indica (Willd.) N. Hallé var. parvifolia (N.E. Br.) Blakelock |
| Common names: | Sand paddle-pod (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scandent shrub or small tree, up to 4.5 m high, sometimes a true liane. Young branchlets grey-green to purplish, finely pubescent; older stems very rough, revealing bright orange underbark when scratched. Leaves opposite, oblong or elliptic, glossy green, hairless; margins entire or shallowly glandular-toothed. Flowers in axillary clusters, yellow-green. Fruit 1-3 paddle-shaped carpels, green to pale brown smooth. Seeds winged. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | parvifolia: with small leaves |
| Habitat: | In dry woodland and thicket |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,S |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 9 June 2009 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Hippocratea parvifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Hippocratea parvifolia
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Hippocratea parvifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Hippocratea parvifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hippocratea parvifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hippocratea parvifolia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hippocratea parvifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hippocratea parvifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Hippocratea parvifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hippocratea parvifolia
Tropicos: Hippocratea parvifolia
West African Plants database: Hippocratea parvifolia
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