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Marsdenia abyssinica
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Stem
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi
Dec 2006
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Follicles
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Ripe Follicles & Seed
Munga woodland
Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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Dregea abyssinica (Hochst.) K. Schum. |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Derivation of specific name: | abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) |
| Habitat: | Widespread in drier regions of tropical Africa, and the southwestern parts of the Arabian Peninsula. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa from Ghana and Nigeria in the west to Ethiopia and Sudan in the Northeast and southwards to Zambia and Zimbabwe |
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| Content last updated: | Wednesday 23 September 2020 |
| Literature: |
Bullock, A.A. (1956). Notes on African Asclepiadaceae: VIII. Kew Bulletin 11(3) Pages 516 - 517. As Dregia abyssinica Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 270. As Dregea abyssinica Goyder, D., Harris, T., Masinde, S., Meve, U. & Venter, J. (2012). Apocynaceae (part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 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 21. |
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