Rubia cordifolia L.
subsp. conotricha (Gand.) Verdc.
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
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La Rochelle, kopje behind hotel
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Mountain Home, Penhalonga
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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park
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Morumbodzi Falls,lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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Morumbodzi Falls,lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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Morumbodzi Falls,lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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Synonyms:
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Rubia conotricha Gand. Rubia longipetiolata Bullock
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Common names:
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Sticky-leaved rubia (English)
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Frequency:
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frequent |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Scrambling or climbing herb. Stems up to 6m long, distinctly 4-ribbed, covered in minute recurved prickles. Leaves 4-whorled, rarely 3 or 5, lanceolate to broadly ovate, 2-7 cm long, more or less cordate at the base, generally with 5 prominent veins; margin and veins below with minute recurved prickles; petiole 15-100 mm long, set with minute recurved prickles. Flowers 3-6 mm in diameter, greenish, in axillary inflorescences. Fruits purple-black, each mericarp 2.5-4 mm in diameter. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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cordifolia: with cordate (heart-shaped) leaves |
Habitat:
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In margins and clearings of forest and scrub and in high rainfall miombo woodland, often in rocky situations.
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Altitude range: (metres) |
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Flowering time: | Mar - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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From tropical East Africa to Eastern Cape South Africa. Also in Angola. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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C,E,S |
Growth form(s):
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Perennial.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Macroglossum trochilus (Larval foodplant)
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Saturday 8 October 2011 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 252. (Includes a picture).
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 48.
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 74.
Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 193 - 195. (Includes a picture).
Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 99.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-21
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2021).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Rubia cordifolia subsp. conotricha. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=156900, retrieved 5 March 2021
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