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Strophanthus kombe
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Between Hot Springs Resort and Odzi R.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Between Hot Springs Resort and Odzi R.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tonorai primary School, rd to Birchenough Bridge, Save Valley
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tonorai primary School, rd to Birchenough Bridge, Save Valley
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| Synonyms: |
Strophanthus hispidus DC. var. kombe (Oliv.) Holmes |
| Common names: | Large-leaved poison rope (English) Zambezi tail flower (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent in suitable habitats |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scrambling shrub or strong deciduous climber. Leaves broadly ovate to obovate with a wrinkled appearance, velvety hairy on both sides when young, becoming glabrescent above in mature leaves. Flowers appear in clusters at the ends of the short branchlets, before or with the new leaves. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kombe: probably derived from a East African vernacular name. |
| Habitat: | In hot, dry woodland, often in rocky terrain. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 900 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Botwana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, north-eastern S Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | CL |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 15 November 2008 |
| Literature: |
Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 92, plate 126 |
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Strophanthus kombe
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Strophanthus kombe
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West African Plants database: Strophanthus kombe
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