Merremia tridentata (L.) Hall. f.
subsp. alatipes (Dammer) Verdc.
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Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Alongroad to the Sawmill, Catapu Timber Concession.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Alongroad to the Sawmill, Catapu Timber Concession.
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Synonyms:
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Merremia alatipes Dammer Merremia angustifolia (Jacq.) Hall. f. var. alatipes (Dammer) Rendle Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples subsp. alatipes (Dammer) Verdc.
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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This subspecies is clearly distinguished from subsp. angustifolia by the winged and crisped sepals. The flowers are yellow with a dark red centre. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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- tridentata: with three teeth; - alatipes: with a winged foot; referring to the winged pedicel and calyx in this subspecies. |
Habitat:
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Open forest, woodland, grassland, roadsides, disturbed and cultivated places. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
300 - 1100 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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E,S |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 172 - 173. (Includes a picture).
Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 35 - 36.
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 37.
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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: Merremia tridentata subsp. alatipes. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=213330, retrieved 14 December 2024
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