Basananthe baumii (Harms) W.J. de Wilde
var. 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
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Tryphostemma baumii Harms
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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fairly common |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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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:
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Angola |
Notes:
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Conservation status: despite the scarcity of collections the plant is fairly common, often hidden in grass. Data deficient [DD]. |
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Habitat:
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia & Angola |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Mc,C,Lk |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Data deficient |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Monday 8 August 2016 |
Literature:
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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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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-22
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2022).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Basananthe baumii var. baumii. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=192310, retrieved 24 May 2022
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