Pavonia urens Cav.

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Cloudlands, Vumba

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By road within Vumba Botanic Garden

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Synonyms:	Pavonia bojeri Baker Pavonia neumannii Ulbr. Pavonia ruwenzoriensis De Wild. Pavonia schimperiana Hochst. ex A. Rich. Pavonia tomentosa Hochst.
Common names:	Stinging pavonia (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Large shrub-sized herb, up to 3 m. All parts covered in soft and prickly hairs, which may cause itching when touched. Leaves large, variably 3-5 lobed. Epicalyx bracts 6-12, linear. Flowers pale pink to deep mauve-red in small clusters in the upper leaf axils.
Notes:	See Pavonia columella for comparison.
Derivation of specific name:	urens: burning, stinging, referring to the irritant hairs covering this plant.
Habitat:	Along forest margins and in associated secondary scrub in high rainfall areas.
Altitude range:	600 - 2000 m
Flowering time:	Feb - May
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Tropical Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Madagascar, Reunion and the Mascarene Islands.
Mozambique distribution:	N,MS
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Content last updated:	Thursday 28 May 2009
Literature:	Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 204. 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 84. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 259. Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 510 - 511. 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 61. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 75. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 75, plate 102 White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 354 - 355. (Includes a picture).

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