Cyphostemma nanellum
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High rainfall Miombo woodland
Woodland upstream of Lumangwe Falls
Oct 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
High rainfall Miombo woodland
Woodland upstream of Lumangwe Falls
Oct 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
High rainfall Miombo woodland
Woodland upstream of Lumangwe Falls
Oct 2018
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit and fruits
Miombo woodland
Chipili area, below Kalonde Falls
Jan 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect herb up to 25 cm tall growing from a tuberous root; stem slender, pubescent; tendrils absent; leaves digitate, 3-foliate; petiole up to 3.2 cm long, pubescent, with a few short glands near apex; leaflet-lamina up to 4.3 x 0.6 cm (young leaves), linear to narrowly oblanceolate, margin serrate near apex, glabrous above and pubescent on the midrib below; stipules up to 7 x 3 mm, lanceolate-acuminate, pubescent; cymes ± terminal trichotomous ; peduncle up to 1.3 cm long, pubescent; pedicels up to 2.3 mm long pubescent with short purple-black capitate glands; flower bud c. 2 mm long, oblong-cylindric, very slightly constricted near the middle, pubescent; calyx purplish at the margins, 0.5 mm long, puberulous; ovary puberulous; style 1 mm long, slender, minutely capitate. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Kalungwishi River |
| Notes: | Red Data list status: Limited distribution, possibly LR-nt |
| Derivation of specific name: | nanellum: small or dwarf. |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from north-eastern Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 10 March 2020 |
| Literature: |
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 470. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cyphostemma nanellumAfrican Plant Database: Cyphostemma nanellum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cyphostemma nanellum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cyphostemma nanellum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyphostemma nanellum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cyphostemma nanellum
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