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Mondia whitei
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Cleveland Dam
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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba
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Cleveland Dam
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11, Blue Haze Lane, Umwinsidale
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Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest
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Road to Skyline Junction, close to Chimanimani village
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Lower slopes Mt Mabu
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Lower slopes Mt Mabu
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Mbiza Valley road to La Rochelle
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| Synonyms: |
Chlorocodon whitei Hook. f. Periploca latifolia K. Schum. Tacazzea amplifolia S. Moore |
| Common names: | Mungurauwe (Shona) Tonic root (English) White's ginger (English) |
| Frequency: | Frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust perennial climber, growing from a large tuberous rootstock. Older stems woody; milky latex present. Leaves opposite, elliptic-oblong, 10-30 cm long, cordate at the base, petiole and veining below often coloured reddish-purple; petiole 3-5.5 cm long. False stipules with stiff fimbriae between each pair of leaves (image 1). Flowers in axillary inflorescences. Corolla lobes c. 14 mm long, reddish-purple on the inside, often with a greenish margin., Fruit in paired, spreading folicles, up to 10 × 4.5 cm, velvety on the outside. |
| Notes: | It is widespread in Zimbabwe but threatened in South Africa, due to over collection for medicinal purposes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | whitei: after A.S. White, a South African farmer, who sent the first plants to Kew, where it was described as a new species. |
| Habitat: | In a variety of woodland habitats. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1070 - 1590 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, liane. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 20. As Chlorocodon whytei Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 39. 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. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 26 - 27. (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. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 26. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 48. Venter, H.J.T, Verhoeven, R.L. & Bruyns, P.V. (2009). Morphology and taxonomy of Mondia (Apocynaceae: Periplocoideae) South African Journal of Botany 75 Pages 460 - 463. (Includes a picture). |
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