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Huernia leachii
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Mt Zembe.
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| Synonyms: |
Ceropegia leachiana Bruyns |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Succulent perennial with procumbent stems up to 30 cm long or sometimes long, forming entangled mats up to 2 sq. m. Stems pale green to reddish, sometines ascending at the tips, tapering to a fine point when growing. Inflorescences 1-6-flowered. Flowers developing in succession. Corolla 20-25 mm in diameter, pale pinkish-green on the papillate outside with 2-5 raised veins running down each lobe; inside cream with broken or continuous concentric marroon lines and a solid marron patch at the base of the tube. Tube c. 6 mm long,bowl-shaped, slightly pentagonal, without thickening at the mouth; lobes up to 6 mm long, broadly 3-angular, tapering to a fine point. Corona c. 3.5 mm tall, dark marroon except for the yellow inner lobes. |
| Notes: | Although very restricted in its distribution, this species can not quite be labeled as an endemic since there is one record known from Central malawi. |
| Derivation of specific name: | leachii: named after Larry Leach (1909-1996), English businessman, who came to Rhodesia in 1938 and, as an amateur botanist, became a major expert on succulent genera, particularly Euphorbia. |
| Habitat: | On granite whalebacks, often in the shelter of other larger succulents such as Aloes or Euphorbia graniticola, Xerophyta spp or clumps of Coleochloa. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Manica Province of Mozambique and possibly also in Central Malawi. |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 1 March 2014 |
| Literature: |
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 80. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 204 - 205. |
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