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| Synonyms: |
Brachystelma foetidum Schltr. Brachystelma rehmannii Schltr. Ceropegia foetidissima Bruyns, illegitimate name |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial with short annual stems, growing from a tuber. Leaves variable. Flowers in axillary clusters of 2-6 flowers. Corolla up to 25-50 mm in diameter, bell-shaped, lobes purple-brown, greenish yellow with purple-brown spots near the base. Corona bell-shaped, V-shaped on the outer margin; inner lobes linear. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | foetidum: foetid, bad-smelling |
| Habitat: | Grassland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Botswana distribution: | ? |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 181 - 182. 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 20. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 25. |
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