Anchomanes abbreviatus
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Near Xitaxa, Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Mt Yocola, Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado
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Mt Yocola, Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Mt Yocola, Ancuabe District, Cabo Degado.
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| Frequency: | Local and uncommon |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial herb, growing from a vertical, subcylindric to globose tuber, up to 5 cm in diameter. Leaf solitary with an erect petiole 1-2 m tall, rarely taller, covered with creamish elongated spots and greenish-cream downward pointing prickles; leafblade 1.2-1.8 m wide, dark glossy green, trisect when mature; primary divisions divideddichotomously or pinnately; secondary divisions irregularly pinnatifid; ultimate segments apically truncate or bifid. Inflorescence on a peduncle 30-90 cm long, armed with prickles. Spathe c. 9 × 2 cm, broadly ovate. Spadix up to 5 × 1 cm, cylindric, much shorter than the Spathe. Male zone and female zone each covering about half the length of the spadix; male flowers much smaller than female flowers. Berries c. 2.7 × 1.6 cm, ellipsoid. |
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| Notes: | The image of the plant in habit is of an exceptionally tall specimen. |
| Derivation of specific name: | abbreviatus: shortened |
| Habitat: | Understorey of dense deciduous forest and Brachystegia woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 400 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania and northern Mozambique. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 15 December 2012 |
| Literature: |
Haigh, A. & Boyce, P. (2012). Araceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(1) Pages 30 - 31. (Includes a picture). |
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