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Zehneria minutiflora
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Plateau between Mt Nhamudimu and Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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Plateau between Mt Nhamudimu and Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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Plateau between Mt Nhamudimu and Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts
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Path to Gogogo peak, Mt Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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Mt Gorongosa
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| Synonyms: |
Melothria minutiflora Cogn. Zehneria micrantha Hook. f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender prostrate or climbing herb with annual stems arising from a perennial rootstock. Leaves variable, ovate to triangular in outline, more or less 3-lobed, more of less densely covered in soft to somewhat bristly hairs; margin almost entire to prominently toothed. Flowers small, unisexual on different plants; male flowers in dense axillary clusters; female flowers solitary, bell-shaped, white fading to yellowish. Fruit 9-17 mm long, spindle-shaped, bright red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | minutiflora: with very small flowers |
| Habitat: | Margins of forest and swamps or wet places in grassland. |
| Altitude range: | 900 - 2100 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 3 June 2022 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59. Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 481 - 483. 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 39. Reekmans, M. (1983). Cucurbitaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 464. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 91. |
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