Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels
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Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
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Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
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Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
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Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
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Near railway line by road to Hwange NP, Main Camp
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Near railway line by road to Hwange NP, Main Camp
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Near railway line by road to Hwange NP, Main Camp
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Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province
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Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province
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Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province
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Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province
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Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province
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Road to Katima Mulilo
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Road to Katima Mulilo
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Road to Katima Mulilo
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Road to Katima Mulilo
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Road to Katima Mulilo
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Road to Katima Mulilo
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Synonyms:
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Dicerocaryum zanguebarium sensu Stapf Pretrea eriocarpa Decne.
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Common names:
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Boot protectors (English)
Devil thorn (English)
Stud thorn (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Prostrate perennial with annual creeping stems. Stems densely hairy. Leaves opposite, not lobed, very broadly ovate, up to 22 mm long; margin crenate-serrate. Flowers solitary, axillary, very pale to deep pink or mauve, usually with darker spots on the lower lip and in the throat. Fruit almost circular in outline c. 20 mm broad, densely covered in whitish hairs, with 2 erect spines on the raised upper surface. |
Notes:
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See the much more widespread D. senecioides for comparison. |
Derivation of specific name:
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eriocarpum: with hairy fruits |
Habitat:
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In grassland and on riverbanks, on sandy soil. |
Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
Worldwide distribution:
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DRC, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Botswana distribution:
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N,SW,SE |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 180. (Includes a picture).
Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 107 - 109. (Includes a picture).
Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 286. (Includes a picture).
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 66.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91.
Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 27.
Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 221.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Botswana: Species information: Dicerocaryum eriocarpum. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152600, retrieved 4 May 2024
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