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Synonyms: |
Melothria minutiflora Cogn. Zehneria micrantha Hook. f. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Slender prostrate or climbing herb with annual stems arising from a perennial rootstock. Leaves variable, ovate to triangular in outline, more or less 3-lobed, more of less densely covered in soft to somewhat bristly hairs; margin almost entire to prominently toothed. Flowers small, unisexual on different plants; male flowers in dense axillary clusters; female flowers solitary, bell-shaped, white fading to yellowish. Fruit 9-17 mm long, spindle-shaped, bright red when ripe. |
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Derivation of specific name: | minutiflora: with very small flowers |
Habitat: | Margins of forest and swamps or wet places in grassland. |
Altitude range: | 900 - 2100 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. |
Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Friday 3 June 2022 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59. Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 481 - 483. 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 39. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 91. |
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