Jateorhiza palmata (Lam.) Miers

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from EN1 to entrance gate to Gorongosa National Park, near Nhambita turn-off.

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Streambank at the base of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

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Road 11, Gorongosa National Park

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near the sawmill, Catapu

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Synonyms:	Jateorhiza columba (Roxb.) Oliv. Menispermum palmatum Lam.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Vigorous climber or liane with most parts roughly hairy. Leaves large, up to 35 × 40 cm, palmately 5-lobed, deeply and narrowly cordate at the base; lobes with acuminate points. Flowers in pendulous racemes, greenish-cream, unisexual; male racemes up to 40 cm long, often branched; female racemes up to 10 cm long. Fruit a drupelet, c. 2.5 × 2 cm.
Notes:	Jateorhiza palmata somewhat resembles Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii, but can be distinguished by its larger leaves which are usually 5-lobed (3-lobed in D. cumminsii) and have a deeply narrowly cordate base (more broadly cordate base in D. cumminsii).
Derivation of specific name:	palmata: palmate, like a hand
Habitat:	In moist woodland, forest and riverine fringes.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1500 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mauritius. Possibly introduced in Ghana.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N
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Images last updated:	Friday 3 February 2017
Literature:	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 62. Troupin, G. (1960). Menispermaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 156 - 158. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1962). Monographie des Menispermaceae africaines Mémoires in-8° Nouvelle série XIII-2 Académie royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer Pages 150 - 153.

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