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Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
leptotrichos
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Camp site, Chirinda Forest
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By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
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By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
Photo: Bart Wursten
By path from carpark to Big Tree, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: |
Dioscoreophyllum chirindense Swynn. Rhopalandria cumminsii Stapf |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender twining herb, most parts with pale hairs. Leaves 10-20 cm long and wide, ovate-triangular in outline, distinctly 3-lobed, 7-9-veined from the broadly cordate base; petiole 6-15 cm long. Flowers in axillary racemes, unisexual; male racemes up to 30 cm long; female racemes up to 10 cm. Fruit a drupelet, up to 3.5 cm long. See the note under Jateorhiza palmata for a comparison with that species. |
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| Habitat: | Occurring in evergreen forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Sierra Leone, Ghana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 6 February 2012 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 88. 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 62. Troupin, G. (1960). Menispermaceae FZ 1(1) Pages 157 - 158. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii:
African Plant Database: Dioscoreophyllum cumminsiiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
JSTOR Plant Science: Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
Tropicos: Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
West African Plants database: Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii
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