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Cissus bathyrhakodes
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Near EN1 along road to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near EN1 along road to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near EN1 along road to entrance gate Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near Zebra Ranger Camp, Bela Vista area, northwestern Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Conservation Education Centre (CEC),Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Conservation Education Centre (CEC),Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Conservation Education Centre (CEC),Gorongosa National Park.
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| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect perennial herb up to c. 1 m tall. Stems without tendrils, hairless, covered in a white powdery bloom. Leaves shallowly 3-lobed to deeply 5-7 lobed, hairless, up to 16 × 16 cm; margin serrate. Flowers in leaf-opposed and terminal inflorescences. Fruit c. 10 × 6 mm, red when ripe. |
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| Habitat: | In woodland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to the (near) coastal areas of southern Tanzania and Mozambique as far south as Sofala. |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | Hippotion celerio (Food plant) Hippotion osiris (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 25 December 2015 |
| 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 117. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 95. Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 26 - 27. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 457. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cissus bathyrhakodesAfrican Plant Database: Cissus bathyrhakodes
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cissus bathyrhakodes
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