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Adenia erecta
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District
Oct 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo woodland
Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District
Oct 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo woodland
Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District
Oct 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Miombo woodland
Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District
Oct 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Tuber
Miombo woodland
Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District
Oct 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect unbranched herb up to 40 cm high, the annual stems arising from an elongate rootstock. Tendrils absent. Leaf-lamina 8–20 × 0.2–0.4 cm, linear, attenuate at the apex, margin entire. Glands of the lamina-base 2, 1–1.5 mm in diameter, on 2 inconspicuous auricles; lamina-glands 10–20, 0.5–1 mm in diameter, in a single row on either side of the midrib. Cymes sessile or with a peduncle up to 5 mm. long, 1–3-flowered in male; bracts and bracteoles 1.5–2 mm long, narrowly triangular to linear, fimbriate at the margin; pedicels 1–3 mm long. Female flower not known. Male flower: (35)40–52 × 3–5 mm (incl. the 10–15 mm. long stipe), narrowly tubular-infundibuliform; hypanthium and calyx-tube 20–23 mm long; calyx-lobes 10–15 mm long, lanceolate, obtuse, dentate; petals c. 4 × 0.66 mm, lanceolate, obtuse, 1-nerved, laciniate-fimbriate near the apex, inserted c. 4 mm below the throat of the calyx-tube; corona consisting of hairs 0.5–1 mm long, scattered from 5–10 mm. above the base of the hypanthium; stamen-filaments 7–9 mm long, connate at the base, inserted on an androgynophore 1.5–2 mm. long; anthers 4 × 1 mm, obtuse, with apiculum c. 0.5 mm long; disk-glands 2–3 mm long; vestigial ovary (incl. gynophore) 1–1.5 mm long. Immature capsule 2 × 1.1 cm, ellipsoid, with a peduncle c. 1 cm long. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | Red data status: VU D2 |
| Derivation of specific name: | erecta: erect or upright, a reference to the habit of the stem to stand upright |
| Habitat: | Grassland at edges of rivers and in Brachystegia woodlands |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC and Zambia |
| National distribution: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 8 January 2025 |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 402. |
Other sources of information about Adenia erecta:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Adenia erectaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Adenia erecta
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Adenia erecta
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Adenia erecta
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Adenia erecta
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Adenia erecta
JSTOR Plant Science: Adenia erecta
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Adenia erecta
Plants of the World Online: Adenia erecta
Tropicos: Adenia erecta
Wikipedia: Adenia erecta
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