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Asclepias cucullata
scabrifolia
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Globe Rock
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Red Wall Cave to Paradise Pool, Chimanimani
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Red Wall Cave to Paradise Pool, Chimanimani
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| Synonyms: |
Asclepias scabrifolia S. Moore |
| Common names: | Hooded meadow-star (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See subsp cucullata for general description. This subspecies, replacing subsp. cucullata in the Eastern border areas from Vumba to the Chimanimani Mts, can be distinguished by the smaller flowers and shorter corona lobes but it mainly differs in having papillae covering most of the cavity of the corona lobes, while in subsp. cucullata these are restricted to a narrow band at the base of the lobe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | cucullata: hooded, referring to the outer corona lobes. |
| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | from Vumba to Chimanimani Mts, Zimbabwe and nearby areas in Mozambique. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 21 November 2008 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 80. Goyder, D.J. (2001). A revision of the tropical African genus Trachycalymma (K. Schum.) Bullock Kew Bulletin 56 Page 159. Goyder, D.J. (2009). A synopsis of Asclepias (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae) in tropical Africa Kew Bulletin 64 Pages 395 - 396. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 277. 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 19. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Asclepias cucullata
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Tropicos: Asclepias cucullata
Wikipedia: Asclepias cucullata
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