Cyphostemma hermannioides
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Lubuli area, below Chilongo Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaf
Miombo woodland
Lubuli area, below Chilongo Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Fruits
Miombo woodland
Lubuli area, below Chilongo Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Stems
Miombo woodland
Lubuli area, below Chilongo Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Prostrate herb; stems tomentose to pubescent; tendrils absent; leaves digitate, 3-foliate; petiole up to 2 mm long, tomentose to densely pubescent; leaflet-lamina margin apiculate-crenate, glabrous above and puberulous at the margin and on the midrib, densely pubescent on the nerves below; median leaflet broadly elliptic to narrowly obovate, up to 9.5 x 6 cm, apex obtuse and base cuneate; lateral leaflets up to 3.5 x 3 cm, broadly ovate to obovate, apex acute or rounded, base asymmetrically rounded; petiolules up to 2 mm long (up to 6 mm long in median leaflets); stipules up to 6 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, ± falcate, pubescent; cymes on densely pubescent peduncles up to 2.5 cm long; pedicels up to 1.7 mm long, pubescent or sparsely so; bracts and bracteoles c. 1 mm long, subulate, pubescent; flower bud c. 1.7 mm long, oblong-cylindric, slightly constricted near the middle, glabrous; calyx c. 0.25 mm long, subentire, puberulous; petals yellow with red tips; ovary glabrous; style c. 1 mm long, apex minutely 2-fid; fruit red, c. 8 mm in diameter, subglobose, glabrous; seed 1, c. 6 x 4 mm, ellipsoid, rugose. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mpulungu |
| Notes: | Red Data list status: Limited distribution, possibly LR-nt |
| Derivation of specific name: | hermannioides: resembling the genus Hermannia, Only known from Zambia. |
| Habitat: | Grassland or woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | B,N,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 10 March 2020 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 464. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyphostemma hermannioidesAfrican Plant Database: Cyphostemma hermannioides
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyphostemma hermannioides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyphostemma hermannioides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cyphostemma hermannioides
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iNaturalist: Cyphostemma hermannioides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyphostemma hermannioides
JSTOR Plant Science: Cyphostemma hermannioides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cyphostemma hermannioides
Plants of the World Online: Cyphostemma hermannioides
Tropicos: Cyphostemma hermannioides
Wikipedia: Cyphostemma hermannioides