Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes.
var. richardiana (Cambess.) N. Robson

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road East of Casa Banana

Synonyms:	Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) N. Hallé var. richardiana (Cambess.) N. Hallé
Common names:	African paddle-pod (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Scandent shrub or liane up to 15 m long. Young branchlets green, 4-angled. Leaves opposite, obovate, oblong to broadly elliptic, rounded or slightly notched at the apex, venation prominent; margins entire or serrated, often rolled under, extending along the petiole. Flowers in axillary and terminal clusters, green ; pollen and stigma conspicuously orange to red. Fruit 1-3 paddle-shaped pods, smooth or slightly striated.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	africana: African
Habitat:	In riverine forest and thickets.
Altitude range:	Up to 1250 m
Flowering time:	Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution:
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,T,MS,GI,M
Growth form:
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):	Nepheronia thalassina sinalata (Cambridge vagrant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Tuesday 5 June 2012
Literature:

African Plant Database: Hippocratea africana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Hippocratea africana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Hippocratea africana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hippocratea africana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Hippocratea africana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Hippocratea africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Hippocratea africana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Hippocratea africana
Tropicos: Hippocratea africana
West African Plants database: Hippocratea africana