Basananthe baumii
baumii
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Plant
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Dec 2006
Photo: Lari Merrett
After burn
Protea Hill Farm
Nov 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flowers
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Nov 2002
Photo: Lari Merrett
Plan, flower & fruit
Mutinondo Wilderness Area
Dec 2006
Photo: Lari Merrett
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| Synonyms: |
Tryphostemma baumii Harms |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | fairly common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
1 to a few annual stems arising from a perennial rootstock. Leaves up to 12 x 6 cm, simple, oblong to broadly ovate or obovate. Cymes 1-5-flowered. Flowers cream. Var. caerulescens, which is recorded from Nw and W Zambia and Angola, differs in its glaucous (above) and purple/red (beneath) leaves. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | Conservation status: despite the scarcity of collections the plant is fairly common, often hidden in grass. Data deficient [DD]. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia & Angola |
| FZ divisions: | N,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc,C,Lk |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 8 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (1973). Revision of Basananthe, formerly Tryphostemma (Passifloraceae) Blumea 21 Pages 350 - 351. (Includes a picture). Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 383 - 385. Illustration of var. caerulescens on p. 384 Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 383 - 384. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Basananthe baumiiAfrican Plant Database: Basananthe baumii
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