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Ceropegia papillata
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Picture: Douglas Laing
Luanshya
Lusaka, Chifwema Road; Jan 1996.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka SE 13km; Nov 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Thicket; cultivated Lilayi
The thin pods split along a the edge to release the narrow seeds, each with a tuft of hair to aid dispersion
Jul 2012
Photo: Nick Wightman
Thicket; cultivated Lilayi
The tubers are roundish to discoid in shape usually with a projection from the centre where the annual stems emerge
Oct 2015
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Status: | Native |
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Stem twining; leaves tomentose, petiole c. 1 cm, blade variable in shape. Flowers clustered in the leaf axils, surrounded by linear green bracts; corolla lobes black. |
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| Habitat: | Thicket patches |
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| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,C,Lk |
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| Content last updated: | Tuesday 23 February 2016 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 104 - 105. (Includes a picture). Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 20. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 47. |
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