Gerrardanthus lobatus
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| Synonyms: |
Gerrardanthus grandiflorus Cogn. var. lobatus Cogn. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial climbing herb growing from a large tuberous rootstock. Stems up to 6 m long, becoming woody when older. Leaves broadly ovate in outline, palmately 5-7-lobed, fleshy, almost hairless, broadly cordate at the base. Flowers in axillary heads unisexual, slightly actinomorphic with 2 larger petals 10-18 mm long, brownish-yellow, often tinged orange or pinkish; female flowers occasionally solitary. Fruit subglobose, 4.5-6.5 cm long, cylindric-obconic, smooth and hairless, obscurely veined. |
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| Notes: | In Mozambique, known only from this single record |
| Derivation of specific name: | lobatus: lobed, referring tho the leaves |
| Habitat: | In wet (hygrophilous) forest areas. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Scattered in Nigeria, DRC, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 27 December 2010 |
| Literature: |
Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 496 - 497. (Includes a picture). Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 9. |
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