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Dorstenia benguellensis
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Kanyanja
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Lusaka SE, Lazy-J Private Nature Reserve.
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Solwezi District, Kalumbila
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Mukunsa
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Herb; stem annual, erect, usually unbranched, up to 50 cm. tall; tuber discoid to subglobose; petiole 0-2(5) cm., leaves spirally arranged; normal leaves elliptic, lanceolate or linear. Receptacle variously shaped, often disc shaped. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | Benguellensis: from Benguella in Angola. |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Cameroon and Sudan to Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 37 - 38. Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 312 - 314. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 212. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. |
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