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Tylosema fassoglense
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ISPM, Chimoio
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
ISPM, Chimoio
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
ISPM, Chimoio
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| Synonyms: |
Bauhinia fassoglensis Schweinf. |
| Common names: | Creeping bauhinia (English) Marama bean (English) Tamani berry (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large creeper, which sometimes scrambles over other vegetation. The radiating stems reach up to 6 m long and grow from a large underground tuber. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | fassoglense: of Fazoghli, a place in Sudan, where the type specimen was collected |
| Habitat: | In open grassland and more open areas in woodland. It is often found on road sides. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Sudan and Ethiopia south through East Africa to Angola and South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,MS,M |
| Growth form: | L |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 2 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. and Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae FZ 3(2) Pages 26 - 29. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 54, plate 79 as T. fassoglensis |
Other sources of information about Tylosema fassoglense:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Tylosema fassoglense
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Tylosema fassoglense
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Tylosema fassoglense
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Tylosema fassoglense
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tylosema fassoglense
JSTOR Plant Science: Tylosema fassoglense
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Tylosema fassoglense
Tropicos: Tylosema fassoglense
West African Plants database: Tylosema fassoglense
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