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Rumex rhodesius
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common, Harare
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common around Harare, local elsewhere |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect or ascending perennial herb to 1 m. Stems with a terminal inflorescence and further secondary inflorescences. arising below. Leaves: 20 - 30 cm, oblong-lanceolate. Flowers bisexual in many-flowered whorls. Fruiting pedicels articulated near or above the middle; fruiting perianth segments irregularly minutely dentate. Nut pale brown, shiny. |
| Notes: | Recorded for divisions NCE in the draft FZ 9(3). Recorded also for division W on a folder in SRGH but any specimens from W were not present on 6 Sep 2006. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In wet habitats: by streams and in ditches |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1360 - 1650 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Jan (-May) |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 4 November 2006 |
| Literature: |
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 68. Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 43 - 45. (Includes a picture). Rechinger, K.H. (1954). Monograph of the Genus Rumex in Africa Botaniska Notiser Supplement 3(3) Pages 69 - 71. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Rumex rhodesiusAfrican Plant Database: Rumex rhodesius
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Rumex rhodesius
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Rumex rhodesius
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