Gouania longispicata Engl.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba

Photo: Bart Wursten
Orkney Rd, Vumba

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Frequency:	Locally common in the E Highlands
Status:	Native
Description:	Vigorous climber or liane with coiled tendrils, often found climbing and scrambling over other vegetation. Leaves ovate with conspicuous veining impressed above and prominent below; margins finely serrate. Inflorescences of elongated many-flowered racemes. Flowers creamy white. Fruit 6 × 11 mm, slightly fleshy, 3-winged.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	longispicata: with a long spike
Habitat:	At forest edges and in clearings.
Altitude range: (metres)	700 - 1650 m
Flowering time:	Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Nigeria, DRC, Sudan, E Africa, reaching its southern limit in the FZ area
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
Growth form:	CL
Endemic status:
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Monday 11 June 2007
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