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Thunbergia crispa
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cascades road at Morumbodzi river crossing, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cascades road at Morumbodzi river crossing, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cascades road at Morumbodzi river crossing, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cascades road at Morumbodzi river crossing, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cascades road at Morumbodzi river crossing, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Thunbergia homblei De Wild. Thunbergia variabilis De Wild. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Twining woody climber or sometimes a scrabling shrub up to 4 m high. Young branches 4-angled, narrowly winged. Leaves opposite, elliptic, 8-12.5 cm long; margin wavy, particularly in the lower part; petiole 3-8 mm long, narrowly winged below. Flowers solitary, axillary on pedicels 4-9 cm long. bracteoles pale green, ovate or elliptic, 2-3.6 cm long, hairless. Corolla with a mostly pale whitish tube, up to 6 cm long; upper part tube and lobes deep violet-blue or purple, yellow in the throat. Capsule 2.5-3 cm long, hairless. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | crispa: with a wavy or curled margin |
| Habitat: | In riverine vegetation, on rocky outcrops and on termite mounds in Brachystegia woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Climber. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 12 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
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 20. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 273. 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 15. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 20. Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 23. Vollesen, K. (2009). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 39 - 40. Vollesen, K. (2013). Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5) Pages 24 - 26. (Includes a picture). |
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