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Kalaharia uncinata
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Picture: Helen Pickering
NW of Livingstone: road to Vistana farm (turn north about 2kms before the western park gate). Drive about 5 kms to top of a hill, quarry on right, Kalahari sands, on eastern side of quarry as it merges with Brachystegia woodland
Picture: Helen Pickering
NW of Livingstone: road to Vistana farm (turn north about 2kms before the western park gate). Drive about 5 kms to top of a hill, quarry on right, Kalahari sands, on eastern side of quarry as it merges with Brachystegia woodland
Open woodland / grassland
Lilayi
Aug 2012
Photo: Nick Wightman
Spreading habit of the spiny stems
Open woodland / grassland;
Lilayi;
Aug 2012
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Clerodendrum spinescens (Oliv.) Gürke Clerodendrum uncinatum Schinz Cyclonema spinescens Oliv. Kalaharia spinescens (Oliv.) Gürke Kalaharia spinipes Baill. Rotheca uncinata (Schinz) P.P.J. Herman & Retief |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, ascending or procumbent, shrubby perennial herb up to 1.2 m. Stems and branches angular, set with recurved and straight axillary spines. Leaves opposite, sometimes subopposite or alternate, broadly elliptic to almost round, sometimes broader than long, c. 7 × 5 cm, hairy on both surfaces, veins prominent below; margin entire. Flowers axillary, solitary, showy, scarlet-red, orange to yellow in the centre. Peduncles persisting as straight spines after the flowers have fallen. Fruit ovoid up to 17 mm long, shiny black and slightly lobed when ripe, held in the persistent calyx. |
| Type location: |
Namibia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | uncinatum: hooked |
| Habitat: | In wooded grassland, open woodland, roadsides and disturbed areas, often on alluvial soils and kalahari sand. |
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| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, DRC, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and North-West Province, South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N,E,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 1 April 2016 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 142 - 143. as Clerodendrum uncinatum (Includes a picture). Fernandes, R. (2005). Lamiaceae (subfamilies: Viticoideae and Ajugoideae) Flora Zambesiaca 8(7) Pages 146 - 149. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 136. as Clerodendrum uncinatum (Includes a picture). 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 55. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 69. as Clerodendrum uncinatum Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 68. (Includes a picture). Roodt, V. (1998). Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Shell Field Guide Series: Part I Shell Oil Botswana, Gaberone. Pages 98 - 99. as Clerodendrum uncinatum (Includes a picture). Roodt, V. (2011). Wild flowers, Waterplants and Grasses of the Okavango Delta and Kalahari "Did You Know" nature series Struik Nature for Veronica Roodt Publications Page 74. as Clerodendrum uncinatum (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 79. as Rotheca uncinata Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 215. |
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