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| Frequency: | Uncommon and local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody climber with twining stems. Leaves spreading, ovate to elliptic, 9–13 cm long, pubescent, green above, somewhat paler green beneath, thinly textured; petiole 2–3 mm long, slender, pubescent, with a few reddish colleters above. Inflorescences axillary and subterminal, 5–8-flowered, pubescent; peduncles 15–35 mm long, slender; pedicles 8–12 mm long, slender. Sepals ovate to triangular, 1.5 mm long, pubescent. Corolla green with purple specks; tube 3 mm long, funnel-shaped, hairless; lobes oblong-ovate, 4–5 mm long, sparsely pubescent outside, hairless inside. Corona green, hairless; coronal feet tri-segmented; central segment 8 mm long, strap-shaped, deeply bifid; lateral segments 1 mm long. Follicles and seeds unknown. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In moist Miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 900 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from northern Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 33 - 34. |
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