Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Tropaeolum majus
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La Rochelle Hotel, in front of the main terrace
Photo: Bart Wursten
La Rochelle
Photo: Mark Hyde
Helsdon Avenue, New Alexandra Park
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| Common names: | Garden nasturtium (English) Indian cress (English) |
| Description: | Annual herb with trailing stems up to c. 1 m long, widely cultivated as a garden plant and often used in salads. Leaves nearly circular, 3-15 cm in diameter, green to blue-green above, paler beneath, distinctly peltate with the petiole, 5-30 cm long, attached nearly in the centre of the lamina. Flowers yellow, orange or red, often with darker markings at the base of the petals, 2.5-6 cm in diameter, with a basal spur 2.5-3 cm long. Fruit c. 2 cm in diameter, with 3 one-seeded segments. |
| Notes: | Notes: It has been included on the basis of at least one record as a garden escape along a roadside. This species is probably of cultivated, hybrid origin. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | South America. Known as an invasive introduction in Hawai and New Zealand. |
| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Tuesday 15 February 2011 |
| Literature: |
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 237. Troupin, G. (1983). Tropaeolaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 184. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Rwanda: Tropaeolum majus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tropaeolum majus
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tropaeolum majusAfrican Plant Database: Tropaeolum majus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tropaeolum majus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tropaeolum majus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tropaeolum majus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tropaeolum majus
JSTOR Plant Science: Tropaeolum majus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tropaeolum majus
Plants of the World Online: Tropaeolum majus
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Wikipedia: Tropaeolum majus