Helixanthera woodii (Schltr. & K. Krause) Danser

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Helixanthera woodii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

Helixanthera woodii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

Helixanthera woodii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

Helixanthera woodii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

Helixanthera woodii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

Helixanthera woodii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.

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Frequency: Local and scarce
Status: Native
Description:
Notes: The specimens in the images (Ballings & Wursten PB2220, SRGH,K,BR,LMA) apparently represent the first record from Mozambique.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In forest and woodland, particularly on Englerophytum magalismontanum.
Altitude range: 1300 - 1500 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe and Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Mozambique distribution: MS
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Content last updated: Sunday 25 May 2014
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31.

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 59.

Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 82 - 83.

Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 120.

Timberlake, J., Darbyshire, I., Wursten, B., Hadj-Hammou, J., Ballings, P., Mapaura, A., Matimele, H., Banze, A., Chipanga, H., Muassinar, D., Massunde, J., Chelene, I., Osborne, J., Shah, T. (2016). Chimanimani Mountains: Botany and Conservation. Report produced under CEPF Grant 63512. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. Pages 47 - 48.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 95.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Helixanthera woodii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=121030, retrieved 28 March 2024

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