Distribution
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From South Africa
to Senegal and Ethiopia.
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Biology
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Pollinator: Kradibia
gestroi afrum (Wiebes).
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Habitat
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Savanna and
woodland - along streams and
in swampy areas.
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Description
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(after Berg in
Berg &
Wiebes 1992)
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Biological
form
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Shrub
up to 5 m tall, terrestrial
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Leaves
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shape
& colour
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distichous
and alternate, subovate to lanceolate, chartaceous, apex acute, sometimes
trilobed, base rounded to acute, both surfaces scabrous
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size
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2-15
x 1-6 cm
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lateral
veins
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5-12
pairs, basal pair unbranched reaching margin below the middle of the
lamina
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petiole
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0.2-2
cm long, hispidulous
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Stipules
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0.5-1
cm long, partly puberulous, subpersistent
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Figs
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position
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solitary
or in pairs in the leaf axils
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shape
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globose,
Æ
1.5-3 cm (fresh), hispidulous
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peduncle
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0.5-1.5
cm long
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basal
bracts
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3
in number, 1-1.5 mm long, scattered on the peduncle
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Credits
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Photographs Simon van Noort
© Iziko Museums of Cape Town
Illustration
©
Jean-Yves Rasplus
Web editing: Aisha Mayekiso |
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