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Merremia tridentata
alatipes
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along track from rangerpost to old Urema River crossing, Gorongosa National Park, Muanza.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Alongroad to the Sawmill, Catapu Timber Concession.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Alongroad to the Sawmill, Catapu Timber Concession.
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| Synonyms: |
Merremia alatipes Dammer Merremia angustifolia (Jacq.) Hall. f. var. alatipes (Dammer) Rendle Xenostegia tridentata (L.) D.F. Austin & Staples subsp. alatipes (Dammer) Verdc. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
This subspecies is clearly distinguished from subsp. angustifolia by the winged and crisped sepals. The flowers are yellow with a dark red centre. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | - tridentata: with three teeth; - alatipes: with a winged foot; referring to the winged pedicel and calyx in this subspecies. |
| Habitat: | Open forest, woodland, grassland, roadsides, disturbed and cultivated places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 1100 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 4 August 2013 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Pages 172 - 173. (Includes a picture). Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 35 - 36. 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 37. |
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Flora of Malawi: Merremia tridentata subsp. alatipesFlora of Zambia: Merremia tridentata subsp. alatipes
Flora of Zimbabwe: Merremia tridentata subsp. alatipes
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Merremia tridentataBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Merremia tridentata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Merremia tridentata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Merremia tridentata
JSTOR Plant Science: Merremia tridentata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Merremia tridentata
Plants of the World Online: Merremia tridentata
Tropicos: Merremia tridentata
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