Cyphostemma rhodesiae (Gilg & M.Brandt) Desc. ex Wild & R.B. Drumm
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Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province
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Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province
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Synonyms:
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Cissus rhodesiae Gilg & Brandt Cissus zombensis sensu Baker f.
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Description:
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Erect herb, up to 1.3m high. Tendrils absent. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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rhodesiae: of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the country where the type specimen was collected. |
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Flowering time: | Oct - Feb |
Worldwide distribution:
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Only known from the Flora Zambesiaca region; Zambia south through Malawi and Mozambique to Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,E,S |
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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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.
Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 34 - 35.
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 472 - 473.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Cyphostemma rhodesiae. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=138180, retrieved 6 December 2023
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