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Cucumis zeyheri
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Haka, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Layby near Gweru, just before turn-off to Antelope Park.
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Layby near Gweru, just before turn-off to Antelope Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Layby near Gweru, just before turn-off to Antelope Park.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Between Celebration Centre and Borrowdale Road, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Cucumis africanus sensu Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk non L. f. Cucumis africanus L. f. var. zeyheri (Sond.) Burtt Davy Cucumis ficifolius sensu Watt & Breyer-Brandwijk p.p. non A. Rich. Cucumis prophetarum L. subsp. zeyheri (Sond.) C. Jeffey |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial prostrate trailing herb. Annual stems grow from a woody rootstock. Leaves and stems with rough hairs. Leaves strongly 3-5 lobed. Flowers unisexual, both sexes on the same plant, solitary, yellow. Fruits oval or ellipsoid, covered in soft spines, green, withor without darker stripes, turning pale yellow when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zeyheri: named after Carl Zeyher, 1799 - 1858, a German naturalist |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and grassland or as a weed of cultivation. |
| Altitude range: | 300 - 1650 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | M |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 8 June 2009 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 202. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 18. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 11. 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 51. Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 412 - 413. (Includes a picture). Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 466 - 468. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 167. (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 38. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 45. Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 308 - 309. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 53. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 128 - 129. (Includes a picture). |
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