Ritchiea pygmaea
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Photo: Warren McCleland
Quiterajo, Macomia District, Cabo Delgado
Photo: Warren McCleland
Quiterajo, Macomia District, Cabo Delgado
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| Synonyms: |
Maerua pygmaea Gilg |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb short with annual shoots up to c. 40 cm. tall, growing from a woody rootstock often flowering before the leaves appear. Leaves 3–5-foliolate, sometimes practically flat on the ground at maturity; leaflets obovate to oblanceolate, 10–14 cm. long, hairless, sometimes asymmetric at the base; petiole 5–8 cm. long. Inflorescence a dense sub-umbelliform raceme with pedicels 1–2 cm. long. Sepals 1–1.5 cm. long; petals absent. Stamens 50 or more. Young fruits sub-cylindric and ribbed, hairless, verrucose; mature fruits unknown. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | pygmaea: dwarfed, very small. |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and sometimes on termite mounds. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southeastern DRC, Tanzania and Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 21 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 166. (Includes a picture). De Wolf, G.P. (1961). The Genus Ritchiea in East and West Africa Kirkia 1 Page 94. Wild, H. (1960). Capparaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Page 224. |
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