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Oxygonum sinuatum
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Domboshawa
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Domboshawa
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Domboshawa
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange NP
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Maleme Dam area
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| Synonyms: |
Ceratogonum sinuatum Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
More or less erect branched annual herb, with ribbed stems up to 1 m tall, usually smaller. Leaves ovate-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate in outline, up to 8 × 3 cm, usually with 3 unequally deep lobes on each side. Flowers in 2-5-flowered clusters in the axils of bracts, together appearing as spike-like terminal or axillary inflorescences, 25-40 cm long. Corolla 4-5-lobed, 6-8 mm in diameter, white or pinkish. Fruit an erect or spreading, trigonous nut, 5-7 mm long, with 3 prickles in the middle of the angles, pubescent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sinuatum: sinuate, wavy-edged |
| Habitat: | Occurring in woodland, along streambanks, and roadsides, often in disturbed and sandy soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From Sudan and Ethiopia to Namibia and South Africa. Also in DRC and Angola. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 4 August 2009 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 98. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Oxygonum sinuatum:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Oxygonum sinuatum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Oxygonum sinuatum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Oxygonum sinuatum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Oxygonum sinuatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Oxygonum sinuatum
JSTOR Plant Science: Oxygonum sinuatum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Oxygonum sinuatum
Tropicos: Oxygonum sinuatum
West African Plants database: Oxygonum sinuatum
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