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Thunbergia alata
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba.
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Path to Hadange Gorge, Chimanimani National Park
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Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Black-eyed susan (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A creeper producing a succession of flowers over an extended period during the year. |
| Notes: | Not recorded as a native plant in the Central Division of Zimbabwe, but it is commonly cultivated in gardens. The record from Ruwa is of a well-naturalised plant some way from any garden. |
| Derivation of specific name: | alata: winged, presumably referring to the prominent wings on the petioles |
| Habitat: | Bracken scrub, grassland and roadsides. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jul |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E,S |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Precis orithya madagascariensis (Eyed pansy) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 25 January 2009 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 19. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 129, plate 170 |
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Thunbergia alata
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Thunbergia alata
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