Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naudin
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Catapu, Sofala
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Catapu, Sofala
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Catapu, Sofala
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Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park
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Nyamuakwarara River, John Meikle Research Station
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Nyamuakwarara River, John Meikle Research Station
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Nyamuakwarara River, John Meikle Research Station
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Nyamuakwarara River, John Meikle Research Station
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Synonyms:
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Lagenaria mascarena Naud. Luffa sphaerica Sond. Sphaerosicyos sphaericus (Cogn.) Sond.
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial climber with annual stems, up to 10 m long. Tendrils 2-fid. Leaves up to 19 × 22 cm, broadly ovate in outline, deeply 5-lobed, dark green above, paler and densely puberulous below; cordate at the base; margin with coarse sinuate teeth. Flowers unisexual on different plants, in racemes or solitary; white with green veins. Fruit almost round, smooth, up to 12 × 11 cm, dark green with smaller and larger pale patches. |
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Habitat:
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In riverine forest and thickets |
Altitude range: |
Up to 1700 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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From Somalia to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Also in Madagascar and the Comoros. |
Mozambique distribution:
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N,MS,GI,M |
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Monday 8 June 2009 |
Literature:
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Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 88 - 89. (Includes a picture).
Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 438 - 439. (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 38.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 53.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-22
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2022).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Lagenaria sphaerica. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157390, retrieved 8 August 2022
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