Merremia xanthophylla
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Mtoroshanga Pass, Great Dyke
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Hills behind Valley of Kings, Mutare.
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Hills behind Valley of Kings, Mutare.
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Hills behind Valley of Kings, Mutare.
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| Synonyms: |
Merremia pes-draconis Hallier f. |
| Common names: | |
| 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. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | On stony ground in grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 950 - 1660 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa from Sudan and Ethiopia to Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | N,C,E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| 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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