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Marsdenia macrantha
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve.
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve.
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Close to the lodges, Sinamatella, Hwange NP
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Close to the lodges, Sinamatella, Hwange NP
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Svisvi River Bridge, Gokwe District.
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Svisvi River Bridge, Gokwe District.
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Svisvi River Bridge, Gokwe District.
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| Synonyms: |
Dregea macrantha Klotzsch Marsdenia zambesiaca Schltr. Periploca petersiana Vatke |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial climber with clear or whitish sap. Young parts covered in brownish hairs. Leaves opposite but often appearing clustered on short lateral branchlets, elliptic, dark green above, paler beneath, veining conspicuous, pale yellowish; margin wavy. Flowers in axillary pseudo-umbelliform clusters; sepals green; Corolla star-shaped, c. 2.5 cm in diameter, creamy-white, lobes often twisted, strongly scented. Fruit ovoid, velvety |
| Notes: | The species may well be more widely distributed and occur as far north as Ethiopia and Somalia but is known there under a different name: Dregea rubicunda K.Schum. From available references it is unclear whether this is taxon concerns the same species. |
| Derivation of specific name: | macrantha: large-flowered |
| Habitat: | In deciduous woodland and riverine fringes |
| Flowering time: | Dec -Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and northern South Africa (but see note). |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 12 February 2016 |
| Literature: |
Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 20. as Dregea macrantha Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Page 35. (Includes a picture). Bullock, A.A. (1956). Notes on African Asclepiadaceae: VIII. Kew Bulletin 11(3) Pages 514 - 515. As Dregea macrantha and Dregea rubicunda Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 38. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 26. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 270. As Dregea macrantha Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 324 - 325. (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 76 - 77. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 343. (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 21. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 25. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 28. |
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