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Zamioculcas zamiifolia
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Nhandar River below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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Nhandar River below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Slopes of Mt Chinhaunguri, Moribane.
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Slopes of Mt Chinhaunguri, Moribane.
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| Synonyms: |
Caladium zamiifolium Lodd. Zamioculcas lanceolata Peter Zamioculcas loddigesii Schott |
| Common names: | Fern arum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb growing from a woody tuber. Leaves up to 80 cm long including the petiole, paripinnate with up to 8 pairs of subopposite leaflets. Leaflets obovate-elliptic, up to 15 cm long, somewhat fleshy, dark glossy green, shortly acuminate at the apex; margin entire. Inflorescences on a thick peduncle 3-20 cm long, erect in flower but strongly recurving in fruit. Spathe 5-8 cm long, ovate, reflexed, leathery, greenish; spadix 5-7 cm long, somewhat constricted below the middle, creamy-white to yellowish. Fruit a white berry, c. 1.2 cm in diameter, held by the persistent tepals. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zamiifolia: leaves like a Cycad of the genus Zamia (Zamiaceae). |
| Habitat: | In shade in evergreen forest or dense miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 600 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 27 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012). Araceae FZ 12(1) Pages 22 - 24. (Includes a picture). Mayo, S.J. (1985). Araceae FTEA Pages 15 - 17. (Includes a picture). Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 506 - 507. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Zamioculcas zamiifolia:
African Plant Database: Zamioculcas zamiifoliaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Zamioculcas zamiifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Zamioculcas zamiifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zamioculcas zamiifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Tropicos: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
West African Plants database: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
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