Eureiandra leucantha
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Habit
Termitaria within Chipya woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Termitaria within Chipya woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Termitaria within Chipya woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Termitaria within Chipya woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Termitaria within Chipya woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
May 2023
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local to occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scandent perennial. Stems at first light green, herbaceous, soon softly ligneous, with smooth greyish or brownish papyraceous bark. Leaves unknown. Male flowers numerous in nodal contracted or elongated racemiform fascicles on leafless stems, all parts puberulous; bracts small, linear; pedicels 1–3.4 cm long. Receptacle-tube 6–8.5 mm long, lobes lanceolate or broadly lanceolate, acute, ± acuminate, 8–13 × 1.5–3.2 mm. Petals pure white, obovate, rounded, apiculate, 3.2–4.7 × 1.8–2.8 cm. Anther-thecae glabrous. Female flowers unknown. Fruits and seeds unknown. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Mpulungu |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | leucantha: white-flowered. |
| Habitat: | Bushland and thicket, especially on termitaria |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1050 - 1200 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia and DRC (Katanga). |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 13 May 2025 |
| Literature: |
Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 432. |
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