Diplocyclos tenuis
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Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Slopes of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park
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Slopes of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Slopes of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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| Synonyms: |
Bryonia tenuis Klotzsch Bryonopsis laciniosa sensu Hook. f. pro parte |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial climbing herb with stems up to 3 m long; tendrils 2-fid. Leaves broadly ovate in outline, 3-5-lobed, up to 13.5 cm long, scabrid-punctate above, hairless beneath, cordate at the base; margin entire or with distant minute sinuate teeth; petiole 05-8 cm long, set with distant small spines. Flowers unisexual, axillary with female flowers often together with male flowers in the same cluster. Corolla with lobes 5-11 mm long, whitish, green-veined. Fruit elongate-ovoid, 2.5-4.5 cm long, green to red with white longitudinal markings. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In coastal forest and thicket. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 0 - 200 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 22 July 2017 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 51. Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 452 - 453. (Includes a picture). |
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