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Ceratotheca triloba
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Near Mbizi Game Park, Epworth Harare
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Near Mbizi Game Park, Epworth Harare
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Nyanyadzi, Save Valley
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam
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Along Zvishavane - Mbalabala road
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| Synonyms: |
Ceratotheca lamiifolia (Engl.) Engl. Sesamum lamiifolium Engl. Sporledera kraussiana Bernh. Sporledera triloba Bernh. |
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| Description: |
Tall annual or perennial herb, up to 1.5 m or more, unpleasantly scented when crushed. Stems hairy. Leaves variously 3-lobed, up to 15 cm long and wide, pubescent, broadly cordate at the base; margin coarsely crenate; petiole up to 13 cm long. Flowers 2- 6 cm long, lilac or cream with darker purple stripes in the throat and on the lower lip. Capsule 1.5-2.8 cm long, only slightly laterally compressed, with horns c. 8 mm long, broadly triangular at the base. |
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South Africa |
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| Derivation of specific name: | triloba: 3-lobed |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa |
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| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | W |
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| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 185 - 186. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 7. Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 96 - 97. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 285. (Includes a picture). 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 66. Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 91. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 118, plate 160 Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ceratotheca triloba
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