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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Bug catcher (English) Mutapatsikidzi (Shona) Nyakatohwa (Shona) Rutpatsikidzi (Shona) Velvet bean (English) |
Frequency: | Common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Tall perennial herb, up to 2 to 3 m, which dies back in winter. Stems angular and ribbed, hairy. Leaves 3-foliolate, dark green and rough above, paler and hairy beneath; margins finely dentate. Inflorescences terminal and in the upper leaf axils, branched, many-flowered. Flowers light to deep pink, occasionally white. |
Notes: | This species is widespread in Zimbabwe but more common in the wetter, eastern parts of the country. |
Derivation of specific name: | hookeri: in 1841 named after Sir William Jackson Hooker, first director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. |
Habitat: | In various types of woodland, bracken scrub and grass, rocky terrain and road sides. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1740 m |
Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa from Ethiopia southwards to Angola and South Africa |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 11 March 2007 |
Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 38 - 39. (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 167. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 326. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 38. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 71. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 225. 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 50. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 63. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 61, plate 86 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 102. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 25 - 27. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94. |
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