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Peponium chirindense
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Bunga Views entrance, Vumba
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Bunga Views entrance, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Vumba road at Jevington Rd turn-off, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Peponia chirindensis Baker f. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust climber, up to 8 m, reaching high into the trees, rarely prostrate along the ground or over low vegetation. Stout tendrils present. Leaves dark green rough and leathery, glabrous except for the veins, broadly ovate, 3-5 lobed; lobes triangular, acuminate with coarsely dentate margins. Flowers unisexual on different plants. Male flowers in racemes; female flowers solitary, pale to bright yellow. Fruit ovoid-oblong, up to 15 cm. |
| Notes: | The fruits are eaten by monkeys. |
| Derivation of specific name: | chirindense: of the Chirinda Forest. |
| Habitat: | A species of evergreen forest edges and clearings, wet grasland or bracken scrub. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 600 - 1800 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 23 September 2007 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 43. Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 492 - 494. (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 39. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 74. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 91. |
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Flora of Malawi: Peponium chirindenseFlora of Mozambique: Peponium chirindense
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Peponium chirindenseAfrican Plant Database: Peponium chirindense
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Peponium chirindense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Peponium chirindense
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Peponium chirindense
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Peponium chirindense
JSTOR Plant Science: Peponium chirindense
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Peponium chirindense
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