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Ampelocissus africana
africana
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Photo: Helen Pickering
Zambian side of Victoria Falls: within Falls fenced area, over knife edge bridge at the last viewing area of the Falls
Photo: Helen Pickering
Zambian side of Victoria Falls: within Falls fenced area, over knife edge bridge at the last viewing area of the Falls
Photo: Helen Pickering
Zambian side of Victoria Falls: within Falls fenced area, over knife edge bridge at the last viewing area of the Falls
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| Synonyms: |
Ampelocissus grantii Baker Ampelocissus mossambicensis (Klotzsch) Planch. |
| Common names: | Mudzambiringa (Shona) Simple-leaved wild grape (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Vigorous climber or sometimes prostrate creeper. Leaves simple, very broadly ovate to almost circular in outline, entire to more or less deeply 3-5-lobed, deeply and broadly cordate at the base; margin toothed or scalloped. Flowers in moderately dense, leaf-opposed heads, wine-red, with a tendril arising from below the flowers on the the inflorescence peduncle. Fruit subspherical, c. 1 cm in diameter, in dense clusters. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | Occurring in woodland and along forest margins |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Guinea to Tchad and Sudan and South to Caprivi, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 31 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 114. as Ampelocissus africanus (Includes a picture). Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 6 - 7. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1963). Vitaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area: 3 Kirkia 3 Pages 17 - 18. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Ampelocissus africanaAfrican Plant Database: Ampelocissus africana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ampelocissus africana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ampelocissus africana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ampelocissus africana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ampelocissus africana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ampelocissus africana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ampelocissus africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Ampelocissus africana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ampelocissus africana
Tropicos: Ampelocissus africana
West African Plants database: Ampelocissus africana
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