Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv.
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
Picture: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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Synonyms:
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Acridocarpus angolensis A. Juss. Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv. var. pulcherrimus (Engl. & Gilg) Niedenzu Sphedamnocarpus pulcherrimus Engl. & Gilg
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Suberect or scrambling shrub, sometimes twining at the tips of branches. Leaves in whorls of 3 or opposite, oblong-lanceolate, with 2 glands on the leaf margin near the petiole. Leaves hairy on both surfaces. The hairs may be slightly irritant to the skin. Flowers in axillary or terminal umbels, yellow. Fruits pinkish-red, distinctly winged, hairy. |
Type location:
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Angola |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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angolensis: of Angola |
Habitat:
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In open grassland and deciduous woodland, often on dry sandy soils. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Limpopo, Mpumalanga South Africa. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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N,S,W |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Literature:
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Launert, E. (1963). Malpighiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 121.
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 60.
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 78. as Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2024).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Sphedamnocarpus angolensis. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133620, retrieved 30 October 2024
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