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Synonyms: |
Cissus crotalarioides Planch. |
Common names: | Zindakubaya guru (Shona) |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect herb, up to 1 m. Tendrils absent. Stems variously covered in glandular hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate, sessile, oblong-obovate, sparsely glandular hairy above, densely hairy below; margin serrate. Inflorescences axillary. Fruit ellipsoid, densely glandular pubescent. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | crotalarioides: resembling a Crotalaria (Fabaceae) |
Habitat: | In Brachystegia woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution: | From Nigeria and Benin to Sudan, Cameroon, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Wednesday 21 January 2009 |
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 83. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 186. Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 32 - 34. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 466. |
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