Cyphostemma princeae
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Haka Game Park
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Haka Game Park
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Haka Game Park
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Kutsaga, Harare
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Val d'Or, Arcturus
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Val d'Or, Arcturus
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
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Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
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Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
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Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Upland miombo woodland
Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr.
Jan 2022
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| Synonyms: |
Cyphostemma kerkvoordei (Dewit) Desc. ex Wild & R.B. Drumm. |
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Erect herb, up to 1.5 m, with a tuberous root. Tendrils absent. Leaves digitate, 3-5(7)-foliolate with short petioles. Upper surface near-glabrous, under surface brownish or greyish tomentose. Inflorescences in the upper leaf axils, appearing terminal. Flowers pale yellow. Fruit subspherical, glabrous. |
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Tanzania |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 10 February 2022 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 68 - 69. as Cyphostemma kerkvoordei (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 285. 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 83. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 471 - 472. Also as Cyphostemma kerkvoordei |
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