Monadenium hirsutum
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Open woodland in rocky outcrops by Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Open woodland in rocky outcrops by Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Cyathia
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Cyathia
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Cyathia
Brachystegia woodland
Kaputa GMA, Nsama District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 25 cm tall from a tuberous root; stem with scattered slender hairs; leaves subsessile, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, c. 8 x 1 cm, margins crisped,covered in filamentous hairs; cymes terminal and axillary, 3-5-forked; bracts forming bract-cup up to 8.5 x 10 mm, midribs prominent, margins undulate; cyathia c. 4 x 4 mm; capsules c. 4.5 x 4 mm, 3-lobed. |
| Type location: |
Zambia, Kundabwika Falls |
| Notes: | Red data status: VU D2 |
| Derivation of specific name: | Hirsutum : hairy |
| Habitat: | On rocks and amongst short grasses in woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1035 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Data deficient |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 23 July 2024 |
| Literature: |
Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 442 - 448. (Includes a picture). |
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