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Oxygonum sinuatum
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Domboshawa
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Guvulala Pan, Hwange NP
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Maleme Dam area
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Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Ceratogonum sinuatum Hochst. & Steud. ex Meisn. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
More or less erect branched annual herb, with ribbed stems up to 1 m tall, usually smaller. Leaves ovate-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate in outline, up to 8 × 3 cm, usually with 3 unequally deep lobes on each side. Flowers in 2-5-flowered clusters in the axils of bracts, together appearing as spike-like terminal or axillary inflorescences, 25-40 cm long. Corolla 4-5-lobed, 6-8 mm in diameter, white or pinkish. Fruit an erect or spreading, trigonous nut, 5-7 mm long, with 3 prickles in the middle of the angles, pubescent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sinuatum: sinuate, wavy-edged |
| Habitat: | In woodland, along streambanks, and roadsides, often in disturbed and sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 450 - 1600 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Sudan and Ethiopia to Namibia and South Africa. Also in DRC and Angola. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 27 January 2017 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 415. (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 68. Nogueira, I., Ortiz, S. & Paiva, J.A.R. (2006). Polygonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 30 - 32. (Includes a picture). Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 98. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 93. |
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