Cissampelos pareira L.
var. hirsuta (Burch. ex DC.) Forman
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road West from Khodzue Gorge
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Cissampelos pareira L. var. orbiculata (DC.) Miq.
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial climber or liane with stems woody near the base. Leaves suborbicular or broadly ovate, up to 12 cm long, 3-7-veined from the attachment of the petiole, densely hairy beneath; lamina peltate with petiole 1-4 mm from the base and up to 7 cm long, hairy. Flowers greenish, unisexual arranged in bracteate false racemes up to 10 cm long. Fruit a drupe 4-6 mm wide, hairy, bright red when ripe. |
Notes:
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The peltate leaves are similar to Stephania abyssinica but the that species does not have bracteate inflorescences or hairy red fruit. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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In forest, deciduous woodland, Coastal scrub, secondary vegetation, on rocky outcrops and often persisting on cleared ground and in plantations. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and throughout tropical Asia. |
Mozambique distribution:
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MS,GI |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Oraesia provocans (Larval foodplant)
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Sunday 20 May 2018 |
Literature:
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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 62.
Troupin, G. (1960). Menispermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 166 - 168. As Cissampelos pareira orbiculata (Includes a picture).
Troupin, G. (1962). Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines Mémoires in-8° Nouvelle série XIII-2 Académie royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer Pages 274 - 279. as Cissampelos pareira var. orbiculata (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=123680, retrieved 27 March 2023
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