Zehneria scabra (L.f.) Sond.
subsp. scabra
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Slope above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
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Slope above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
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Slope above Cavalo, Sanjunjira, Mt Gorongosa
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Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
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Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
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Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
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Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along main road between Lake Kaulime turn-off and Kaperepeze road, Nyika National Park
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Synonyms:
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Bryonia scabra L.f.
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Common names:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Prostrate or climbing herb with annual stems, up to 6 m long. Leaves more or less broadly ovate in outline, usually unlobed but occasionally 3-5-lobed, deep green and with rough hairs above, paler below, cordate at the base; margin prominently toothed. Flowers small, unisexual on different plants; male flowers in axillary clusters; female flowers solitary or in few-flowered clusters, white. Fruit in clusters, spherical, 8-13 mm in diameter, hairless, bright red when ripe. |
Notes:
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See Z. scabra subsp. argyrea var. chirindensis for comparison. |
Derivation of specific name:
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scabra: rough, referring to the leaf surface. |
Habitat:
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In forest and on forest margins, riverine fringes and exotic plantations. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
600 - 2250 m |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Widespread in Tropical Africa, South Africa, Arabia, India, Java and the Philippines. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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E |
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Sunday 1 February 2009 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 135. (Includes a picture).
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59.
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 24. As Zehneria scabra
Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 478 - 479.
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 39.
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 74.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Zehneria scabra subsp. scabra. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=157030, retrieved 4 May 2024
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