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Synonyms: |
Tryphostemma pedatum Baker f. |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Erect or decumbent, aromatic annual herb, up to 50 cm. Stems simple or branched from the base. Leaves light green, deeply 3-7 lobed; margin dentate. Leaf-like false stipules present. Flowers in few flowered clusters. |
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Derivation of specific name: | pedata: pedate; with leaves which are palmately divided, with the lateral lobes again partially divided |
Habitat: | In sandy soils in deciduous woodland and grassland and along roadsides. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa |
Botswana distribution: | N,SW,SE |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
De Wilde, W.J.J.O. (1973). Revision of Basananthe, formerly Tryphostemma (Passifloraceae) Blumea 21 Pages 333 - 335. (Includes a picture). Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 378 - 380. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 412. (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. |
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