Andrachne ovalis
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Cecil Kop NR, Mutare
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Cecil Kop NR, Mutare
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| Common names: | False lightning-bush (English) Insecticide-root (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Usually a shrub but occasionally a small tree. Leaves alternate along long slender branches, ovate to ovate-elliptic, 2-6 cm, hairless; midrib visible but lateral veining obscure; margins entire. Flowers axillary, unisexual on the same tree, greenish-white with translucent petals; male flowers in small clusters; female flowers solitary on long stalks. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule, c. 10 mm in diameter, dehiscent. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | ovalis: oval, elliptic |
| Habitat: | In the understorey and along the margins of forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | From the the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Eswatini to E Zimbabwe, and adjacent areas in Mozambique (?). |
| FZ divisions: | ? |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 24 March 2008 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 250. 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 40. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 27 - 28. (Includes a picture). |
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