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Synonyms: |
Clematis stanleyi Hook. Clematopsis scabiosifolia DC. subsp. stanleyi (Hook.) Brummitt Clematopsis villosa (DC.) Hutch. subsp. stanleyi (Hook.) J. Raynal & Brummitt |
Common names: | Shock-headed peter (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
This subspecies differs from subsp. kirkii in the much more finely divided leaves with linear-elliptic ultimate segments. In Zimbabwe it is found in the drier parts of the country, particularly on kalahari sand. |
Notes: | In allocating countries and divisions from the Clematopsis scabiosifolia groups in FZ 1(1), pp. 93-95, I have taken the records for Group A to belong to subsp. stanleyi and records from all the other groups to be subsp. kirkii. |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | In woodland on Kalahari sand. |
Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa |
Botswana distribution: | N |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Exell, A.W. & Milne-Redhead, E. (1960). Ranunculaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 93 - 95. as Clematopsis scabiosifolia group A 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 69. as Clematopsis villosa stanleyi |
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