Dorstenia psilurus Welw.
var. psilurus

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Chirinda Forest

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By road to Chirinda Forest camp site

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By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest

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By the Swynnerton Memorial, Chirinda Forest

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Mphingue, Catapu

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Lumangwe-Kabwelume Falls, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Prov.

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Common dorstenia (English)
Frequency:	Local
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, up to 50 cm. It is normally evergreen but may die back in drier locations. Leaves spirally arranged on the upper part of the stem, oblanceolate to obovate with small to large teeth, sometimes almost appearing 3-lobed. Inflorescences solitary, axillary; receptacle boat-shaped, often borne vertically, with a long, hair-like appendage at both ends.
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Habitat:	On the forest floor of evergreen forest and in high rainfall Brachystegia woodland.
Altitude range:	Up to 1500 m
Flowering time:	Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS
Growth form(s):	Perennial.
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Literature:	Berg, C.C. (1991). Moraceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 32 - 34. Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2003). Figs of Southern and South-Central Africa Umdaus Press, South Africa Pages 307 - 310. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 22. 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 63. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 79. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 123.

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