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Dalechampia scandens
cordofana
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Photo: Bart Wursten
South Of old Urema road, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
Photo: Bart Wursten
South Of old Urema road, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
Photo: Bart Wursten
South Of old Urema road, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
Photo: Bart Wursten
South Of old Urema road, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
Photo: Bart Wursten
South Of old Urema road, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Inhamitanga West of Chironde Camp, Coutada 12
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| Synonyms: |
Dalechampia cordofana Hochst. ex Webb Dalechampia parvifolia Lam. Dalechampia scandens L. var. parvifolia (Lam.) Müll. Arg. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender perennial climber, growing from a woody rootstock. Stems up to 3 m long, pubescent and often with nettle-like hairs. Leaves 3-fid to 3-lobed, rarely 5-lobed, up to 13 × 14 cm in outline, more or less deeply cordate at the base; margin serrate in this subspecies. Inflorescences axillary on peduncles 1-10 cm long. Bract leaf-like up to 4 cm long, more or less shallowly 3-lobed, cordate at the base; margin serrate. Male bracts ovate in outline; female bracts elliptic-ovate narrower and shorter than male bracts. Flowers unisexual enveloped in the bracts in different inflorescences on the same plant. Fruit up to 5 × 10 mm, more or less smooth, pubescent, brownish. |
| Notes: | This variety is distinguished from var. natalensis by the evenly pubescent undersides of the leaves and the serrated margins. |
| Derivation of specific name: | scandens: scandent, climbing. |
| Habitat: | In coastal scrub, in thickets on sand dunes, in dry sandy soils but also in black soils at margins of riverine forest and clearings in old cultivation. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 300 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Cape Verde Islands to Pakistan and South to Angola and Eswatini. |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,T,MS,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 18 June 2017 |
| 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 56. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Page 241. |
Other sources of information about Dalechampia scandens var. cordofana:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dalechampia scandensBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dalechampia scandens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dalechampia scandens
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dalechampia scandens
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iNaturalist: Dalechampia scandens
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dalechampia scandens
JSTOR Plant Science: Dalechampia scandens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dalechampia scandens
Plants of the World Online: Dalechampia scandens
Tropicos: Dalechampia scandens
Wikipedia: Dalechampia scandens
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