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Cissampelos torulosa
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Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community
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Morumbodzi Falls,lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Cissampelos wildemaniana Van de Bossche ex De Wild. Menispermum capense Thunb. |
| Common names: | Kidney-leaf (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender climber with a woody rootstock. Leaves kidney-shaped, 3-5-veined from the base, glabrescent; petiole inserted at or very near the base of the leaf lamina. Flowers unisexual in axillary cymes. Male flowers with 4 petals and sepals; female flowers often only 2. Fruit an ovate-compressed drupe, yellow. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | torulosa: with small swellings. |
| Habitat: | Along the margins of evergreen forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS,GI,M |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Oraesia provocans (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 28 March 2014 |
| 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 210. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 13. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 87. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 136 - 137. (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 62. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 252 - 253. (Includes a picture). Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 7. Troupin, G. (1960). Menispermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 166. Troupin, G. (1962). Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines Mémoires in-8° Nouvelle série XIII-2 Académie royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer Pages 270 - 273. |
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