Monadenium herbaceum
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Open woodland in sandy soil by Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Open woodland in sandy soil by Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 110 cm tall from a tuberous subglobose root; stem annual, single, unbranched; leaves subsessile, lanceolate, 5-7 x 1.5 cm, margins entire, midrib keeled beneath with a fleshy ridge; cymes axillary, 1-2-forked; bracts free, slightly longer than cyathia; cyathia c. 4-6 x 3-4 mm; capsules c. 4.5-5 x 3.5-4 mm, deeply lobed. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | Herbaceum: not woody |
| Habitat: | Sandy soil in open Brachystegia woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1035 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia and DRC (Katanga Province) |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 18 January 2018 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 444 - 445. |
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