Dichondra micrantha
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Old cottages at Katiyo Tea Estate
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Halfway House, Headlands
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Hysteria Lane, Area 3, Lilongwe
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Hysteria Lane, Area 3, Lilongwe
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Hysteria Lane, Area 3, Lilongwe
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| Synonyms: |
Dichondra repens J. R. Forst. & G. Forst. var. repens |
| Common names: | Kidneyweed (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Prostrate herb, with slender stems rooting at the nodes. Leaves: petiole 8-70 mm; lamina 6-29 × 7-36 mm, reniform to circular, glabrescent above, appressed-hairy beneath; base cordate; apex broadly rounded to emarginate. Flowers on 2-19 mm peduncles. Calyx up to 3 mm, silky outside. Corolla ± as long as calyx, white or greenish. Capsule lobes pilose. Seeds brown. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | micrantha: small-flowered |
| Habitat: | Weed in lawns, preferring shady, damp places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical and subtropical regions. |
| FZ divisions: | GI,M |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, perennial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 29 May 2010 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 131. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 10 - 11. As Dichondra repens repens (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 36. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 87. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 93. as Dichondra repens (Includes a picture). |
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