Scepocarpus hypselodendron
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Seldomseen, Vumba
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Castle Beacon, Vumba
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Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
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Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
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Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
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Along Northern Loop road towards Nganda Hill, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Urera hypselodendron (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Wedd. Urera schimperi Wedd. Urtica hypselodendron A. Rich. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody liane, up to 25 m. Stems with numerous adventitious roots and copious clear sap. Leaves ovate to obovate with 3-5 pairs of lateral veins; margin finely serrate or crenate. Stinging hairs few, on the nerves and petioles. Flowers in lax axillary cymes with numerous stinging hairs, unisexual on different plants. |
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| Habitat: | Along margins and in clearings of montane and riverine forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| FZ divisions: | Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, liane, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Hypolimnas anthedon wahlbergi (Larval food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 280. as Urera hypselodendron (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 96. as Urera hypselodendron (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57. as Urera hypselodendron Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 24. as Urera hypselodendron Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 234. as Urera hypselodendron Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Pages 282 - 283. as Urera hypselodendron (Includes a picture). Friis, I. (1991). Urticaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(6) Pages 82 - 85. as Urera hypselodendron (Includes a picture). Hauman, L. (1948). Urticaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Pages 181 - 184. as as Urera hypselodendron var. flamingiana and var. platyrrhachis (Includes a picture). 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 82. as Urera hypselodendron Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 182. as Urera hypselodendron Troupin, G. (1978). Urticaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 153. as Urera hypselodendron (Includes a picture). |
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