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Mussaenda arcuata
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
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Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Forest star (English) Muridzameso (Shona) Musikawakakadzi (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A shrub, often scrambling. Leaves opposite, elliptic to almost circular, shiny dark green above, paler, often sparsely velvety below; stipules often 2-fid at apex. Flowers in dense panicles on short lateral branches, pale yellow with a bright orange star of hairs in the centre, turning brown with age. Fruit ellipsoid to almost round, scarred at the apex by the old calyx. The fruits are edible. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | arcuata: curved like a bow |
| Habitat: | In margins of montane and riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 350 - 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout tropical Africa; also in Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | CS |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 25 February 2007 |
| Literature: |
Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 133, plate 174 |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Mussaenda arcuata pageFlora of Mozambique: Mussaenda arcuata
African Plant Database: Mussaenda arcuata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Mussaenda arcuata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mussaenda arcuata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Mussaenda arcuata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Mussaenda arcuata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Mussaenda arcuata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mussaenda arcuata
JSTOR Plant Science: Mussaenda arcuata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Mussaenda arcuata
Tropicos: Mussaenda arcuata
West African Plants database: Mussaenda arcuata
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