Adenia goetzei Harms
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Msorodoni Farm, by rd to Mtoroshanga
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected in degraded woodland c. 5 km east of Kafue town
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Frequency:
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Local |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Erect perennial herb, up to 35 cm, with annual stems growing from an underground tuber. Leaves oblong-lanceolate with scattered glands. Tendrils absent. Flowers in few-flowered cymes, yellowish, unisexual, with both sexes on the same plant. Fruit an ellipsoid capsule. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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goetzei: after Walter Goetze (1872-1899), German naturalist, explorer, photographer and collector of botanical and zoological specimens in Tanzania. |
Habitat:
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Woodland, shrubby vegetation and on rocky hills. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
1280 - 1410 m |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution:
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DRC, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 402 - 403.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 66.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Adenia goetzei. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=141060, retrieved 6 May 2024
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