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Status: | Native |
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Derivation of specific name: | apiculata: with a short sharp point (apiculate) |
Habitat: | Lowland forest and shrubby thickets in grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 750 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Climber, shrub over 2 m. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 270. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 13. 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 66. |
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