Sium repandum
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Nyangombe Falls, Nyanga NP
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Water parsnip (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect, hairless perennial herb, up to 150 cm tall, growing from a creeping rhizome. Stems hollow, grooved, sometimes tinged red. Leaves pinnate, up to 30 cm long; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, up to 10 × 2 cm; margin with close-set regular teeth curving over each other as to give an almost scalloped appearance. Flowers in compound umbels with 7-24 rays, greenish-white to yellowish; bracts numerous, linear, up to 2 cm long; bracteoles similar to bracts. Fruit ovate-oblong, c. 2 × 1 mm, reddish-brown when ripe. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | repandum: wavy, undulating, referring to the leaf margin. |
| Habitat: | Occurring along streams, often standing in water. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Cameroon, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | T |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 22 July 2009 |
| Literature: |
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 597 - 598. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 51. 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 24. 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 18. |
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