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Mondia whitei
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Cleveland Dam
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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Cleveland Dam
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| Synonyms: |
Chlorocodon whitei Hook. f. |
| Common names: | Mungurauwe (Shona) Tonic root (English) White's ginger (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Probably native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial climber, growing from a large tuberous rootstock. Older stems woody; milky latex present. Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, 10-30 cm long, cordate at the base, petiole and veining below often coloured reddish-purple; petiole 3-5.5 cm long. False stipules with stiff fimbriae between each pair of leaves (image 1). Flowers in axillary inflorescences. Corolla lobes c. 14 mm long, reddish-purple on the inside, often with a greenish margin., Fruit in paired, spreading folicles, up to 10 × 4.5 cm, velvety on the outside. |
| Notes: | It is widespread in Zimbabwe but threatened in South Africa, due to over collection for medicinal purposes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | whitei: after A.S. White, a South African farmer, who sent the first plants to Kew, where it was described as a new species. |
| Habitat: | In a variety of woodland habitats. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1070 - 1590 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
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Flora of Mozambique: Mondia whiteiAfrican Plant Database: Mondia whitei
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Mondia whitei
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mondia whitei
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Mondia whitei
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Mondia whitei
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mondia whitei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mondia whitei
JSTOR Plant Science: Mondia whitei
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mondia whitei
Tropicos: Mondia whitei
West African Plants database: Mondia whitei
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