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Adenia spinosa
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Hwali R. bridge, Machuchuta CL
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Hwali R. bridge, Machuchuta CL
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Hwali River bridge
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Hwali River bridge
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| Common names: | Elephant's foot (English) Spiny greenstem (English) |
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Scrambling deciduous shrub. A tangled mass of thin branches arise from a grotesque succulent, bulbous stem, up to 1.5 m in diameter. Branches armed with blunt spines, which may function as tendrils. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate to elliptic with conspicuous venation, grey-green above, paler below; margin entire or lobed. Flowers unisexual on separate plants, axillary, creamy yellow, male flowers usually in denser clusters than female flowers. Fruit an oval segmented capsule, yellowish green. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | spinosa: spiny |
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| Flowering time: | Jul - Jan |
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| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 262. Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 390 - 391. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 168. 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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