Dorstenia psilurus Welw.
var. psilurus

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Dense woodland with deep leaflitter;
Kundabwika Falls; Dec 2002.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Habit
Riverine forest margin
Lumangwe-Kabwelume Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman

Flower
Riverine forest margin
Lumangwe-Kabwelume Falls, Mporokoso Distr.
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman

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Frequency:	Local occasional
Status:	Native
Description:	Herb, stems up to 60 cm. tall, erect or ascending. Rhizomes tuberous. Leaves spirally arranged, margin denticulate to coarsely crenate, sometimes repand. Inflorescences solitary or paired; flowering face narrowly ovate to linear.
Type location:	Angola
Notes:	Widespread, not threatened.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Miombo woodland and thicket.
Altitude range:	Up to 1500 m
Flowering time:	Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	N,W,E
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,Cb,Lp,N,E
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Content last updated:	Monday 24 October 2022
Literature:	Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 32 - 34. Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 307 - 310. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 63. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 123.

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