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Synonyms: |
Tryphostemma baumii Harms |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | fairly common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
1 to a few annual stems arising from a perennial rootstock. Leaves up to 12 x 6 cm, simple, oblong to broadly ovate or obovate. Cymes 1-5-flowered. Flowers cream. Var. caerulescens, which is recorded from Nw and W Zambia and Angola, differs in its glaucous (above) and purple/red (beneath) leaves. |
Type location: |
Angola |
Notes: | Conservation status: despite the scarcity of collections the plant is fairly common, often hidden in grass. Data deficient [DD]. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zambia & Angola |
National distribution: | N,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc,C,Lk |
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Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Data deficient |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Monday 8 August 2016 |
Literature: |
De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (1973). Revision of Basananthe, formerly Tryphostemma (Passifloraceae) Blumea 21 Pages 350 - 351. (Includes a picture). Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 383 - 385. Illustration of var. caerulescens on p. 384 Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 383 - 384. |
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