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Synonyms: |
Merremia pes-draconis Hallier f. |
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Frequency: | Occasional |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Prostrate herb, with trailing stems. Most parts covered in short yellow-brown hairs. Leaves variable from lanceolate-ovate to deeply 3 to 9 lobed. Inflorescence few-flowered on long peduncles, up to 11 cm. Flowers whitish to pale yellow. |
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Habitat: | On stony ground in grassland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 950 - 1660 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa from Sudan and Ethiopia to Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
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Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 6 March 2016 |
Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 173. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Page 43. 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 37. |
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