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Harpagophytum procumbens
transvaalense
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
Beitbridge
Photo: Darrel Plowes
Limpopo Valley 35 km north of Beitbridge
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Devil's claw (English) Grapple plant (English) |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb with prostrate stems. Leaves pinnately lobed. Flowers purple with yellow inside throat. Fruit with 4 rows of curved arms bearing recurved spines; total diameter of fruit up to 15 cm. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | procumbens: with stems lying along the ground; procumbent; transvaalensis: from the Transvaal in South Africa |
| Habitat: | In deep sand in open woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 500 - 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, southern Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 13 February 2007 |
| Literature: |
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Botswana Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 19. As Harpagophytum procumbens Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 111 - 113. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 321. (Includes a picture). 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91. |
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