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Harpagophytum zeyheri
sublobatum
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
120 kms south of Bulawayo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Grapple plant (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate annual stems growing from a succulent taproot, forming a thick tuber. Leaves broadly ovate; margins crenate to deeply lobed. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, pink or purple, yellow in the throat. Fruit a woody capsule with 4 rows of curved arms, each bearing recurved spines. This species is similar to H. procumbens but is easily distinguished when in fruit. The fruits of H. procumbens have very long, curved arms, while those of H. zeyheri are much less extravagant. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zeyheri: named after Carl Zeyher, 1799 - 1858, a German naturalist |
| Habitat: | On Kalahari sand in dry open woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in southern Africa, from Namibia and Zambia south to Botswana and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,S |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 13 February 2007 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 92. As Harpagophytum zeyheri (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 122, plate 163 |
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Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Harpagophytum zeyheri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Harpagophytum zeyheri
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Harpagophytum zeyheri
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Harpagophytum zeyheri
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Harpagophytum zeyheri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Harpagophytum zeyheri
JSTOR Plant Science: Harpagophytum zeyheri
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Harpagophytum zeyheri
Tropicos: Harpagophytum zeyheri
West African Plants database: Harpagophytum zeyheri
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