Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser.
var. spathulifolia Fenzl

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Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia

Picture: Bart Wursten
Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River

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Synonyms: Mollugo spathulifolia (Fenzl) Dinter
Mollugo umbellata (Forssk.) Ser.
Pharnaceum umbellatum Forssk.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
See var. cerviana for general description details. This variety differs in having the basal leaves obovate, oblanceolate or spathulate and the inflorescences pedunculate.
Type location:
India
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: spathulifolia: with spoon-shaped, (spathulate) leaves.
Habitat: In wooded savannas, on sandy river banks, along roadsides and in cultivated ground.
Altitude range: Up to 650 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Old World tropics.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N,E
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
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Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 542.

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 15. under Aizoaceae

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Flora of Malawi: Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Mollugo cerviana
African Plant Database: Mollugo cerviana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Mollugo cerviana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Mollugo cerviana
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Mollugo cerviana
JSTOR Plant Science: Mollugo cerviana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Mollugo cerviana
Plants of the World Online: Mollugo cerviana
Tropicos: Mollugo cerviana
Wikipedia: Mollugo cerviana


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Mollugo cerviana var. spathulifolia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=122870, retrieved 29 March 2024

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