Psophocarpus scandens (Endl.) Verdc.
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Picture: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Bart Wursten
At Pungwe River along path from from Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Picture: Stefaan Dondeyne
Chimokono area near Moribane forest, by path along Musuma river
Picture: Stefaan Dondeyne
Chimokono area near Moribane forest, by path along Musuma river
Picture: Bart Wursten
Vunduzi River below Bunga Ranger Camp, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Synonyms:
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Diesingia scandens Endl.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial climber. Leaflets broadly rhombic to oblate, ± lobed, glabrous or becoming so. Inflorescence an axillary pseudoraceme. Bracteoles 9-14 mm, ovate or elliptic. Calyx 5-lobed; upper 2 lobes ± completely fused. Corolla pale blue to mauve. Pod obong, black, 4-winged, 4-8-seeded. Seeds black-brown; hilum longitudinally bisecting the pale elliptic aril. |
Type location:
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Indonesia |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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scandens: climbing |
Habitat:
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In moist places near rivers, streams and lakes. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Throughout most of tropical Africa at lower altitudes; also Mauritius, Madagascar and the Comoros. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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N,Lk |
Growth form(s):
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Climber.
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Mackinder, B. et al. (2001). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(5) Pages 64 - 66.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Psophocarpus scandens. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167710, retrieved 7 December 2024
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