Helinus integrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze
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Maleme Dam camp site
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Maleme Dam camp site
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Maleme Dam camp site
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Maleme Dam camp site
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Umwinsi River
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Pokoteke Gorge, near Masvingo
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Kafue District, Nachitete River, Lusaka SE 31km.
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Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm.
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Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm.
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Mukolo Camp, Kavango River
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Mukolo Camp, Kavango River
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Mukolo Camp, Kavango River
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Mukolo Camp, Kavango River
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Mukolo Camp, Kavango River
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Southern margin of Inhamitanga Forest near railway line, Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Mbizi Game Park
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Mbizi Game Park
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Mbizi Game Park
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Near the viewing platform, Masuma Dam, Hwange NP
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Synonyms:
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Gouania integrifolia Lam. Helinus ovatus E. Mey. ex Sond. Willemetia scandens Eckl. & Zeyh.
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Common names:
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Soap creeper (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Climbing shrub, reaching up to 6 m. Stems hairless, with hairless coiled tendrils. Leaves more or less broadly ovate, 1.5-3.5 cm long, hairless above, very finely velvety below, mucronate at the apex; margin entire. Flowers in axillary umbels on hairless peduncles, yellowish. Capsule obovoid, hairless. |
Notes:
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See H. mystacinus for comparison. |
Derivation of specific name:
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integrifolius: with entire leaves |
Habitat:
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In deciduous woodland, often in rocky places. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
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Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Botswana, Caprivi-Namibia, DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa as far as the Cape. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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N,W,C,S |
Growth form(s):
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Climber, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Epiphora mythimnia (Larval foodplant)
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Friday 10 July 2009 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 548. (Includes a picture).
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20.
Drummond, R.B. (1966). Rhamnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 436 - 437. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 257.
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 69.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 95.
Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 45. as Helinus ovatus
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 158.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Helinus integrifolius. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137790, retrieved 4 May 2024
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