Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels

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Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan

Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan

Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan

Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan

Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near railway line by road to Hwange NP, Main Camp

Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near railway line by road to Hwange NP, Main Camp

Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Near railway line by road to Hwange NP, Main Camp

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Synonyms: Dicerocaryum zanguebarium sensu Stapf
Pretrea eriocarpa Decne.
Common names: Boot protectors (English) Devil thorn (English) Inkunzane (Ndebele) Intekelane (Ndebele) Stud thorn (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Prostrate perennial with annual creeping stems. Stems densely hairy. Leaves opposite, not lobed, very broadly ovate, up to 22 mm long; margin crenate-serrate. Flowers solitary, axillary, very pale to deep pink or mauve, usually with darker spots on the lower lip and in the throat. Fruit almost circular in outline c. 20 mm broad, densely covered in whitish hairs, with 2 erect spines on the raised upper surface.
Notes: See the much more widespread D. senecioides for comparison.
Derivation of specific name: eriocarpum: with hairy fruits
Habitat: In grassland and on riverbanks, on sandy soil.
Altitude range: (metres) 900 - 1200 m
Flowering time:Dec - Apr
Worldwide distribution: DRC, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Zimbabwe distribution: W
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Friday 5 February 2010
Literature:

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 180. (Includes a picture).

Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 107 - 109. (Includes a picture).

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 286. (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.

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27.

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221.


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Flora of Botswana: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
Flora of Caprivi: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
Flora of Zambia: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
African Plant Database: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
JSTOR Plant Science: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
Plants of the World Online: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
Tropicos: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum
Wikipedia: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152600, retrieved 8 December 2024

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