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Paederia bojeriana
foetens
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Near 'Boma' restaurant, Hippo Pools
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| Synonyms: |
Lecontea bojeriana A. Rich. Paederia foetens (Hiern) K. Schum. Siphomeris foetens Hiern |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Vigorous climber with an unpleasant smell. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3. elliptic to ovate, grey-green, densely velvety, particularly below; petiole up to 15 cm long, velvety. Flowers in axillary many flowered heads on long peduncles, whitish to pale creamy-yellow. Fruit compressed ellipsoid, c. 12 mm long, yellowish to brownish, crowned by the persistent calyx lobes. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | bojeriana: after Wenceslas Bojer (1795/1797-1856), Czech naturalist, horticulturist and botanist at the Imperial Museum at Vienna who collected extensively in Mauritius, Madagascar, Comoro Islands and on the East coast of Africa. |
| Habitat: | In scrub, woodland and forest margins, often in riverine areas |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1100 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N,E,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
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 73. Verdcourt, B. (1988). Rubiaceae, Part 1 Flora Zambesiaca 5(1) Pages 64 - 65. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Paederia bojeriana subsp. foetens
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Paederia bojerianaAfrican Plant Database: Paederia bojeriana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Paederia bojeriana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Paederia bojeriana
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Paederia bojeriana
JSTOR Plant Science: Paederia bojeriana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Paederia bojeriana
Plants of the World Online: Paederia bojeriana
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Wikipedia: Paederia bojeriana
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