Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pavon) Kunth
var. caracasana (Kunth) D.N. Gibson

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Photo: Bart Wursten
College Rd, Harare

Synonyms:	Wigandia kunthii Choisy
Common names:
Frequency:	Rare
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Robust shrub, to 4 m. Leaves large, up to 50 × 30 cm, ovate; apex obtuse; coarsely toothed. Flowers violet.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	caracasana: described from Caracas in South America
Habitat:	An escape on roadside verges and in disturbed riverine fringes.
Altitude range: (metres)	1500 m (approx)
Flowering time:	Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Mexico southwards to Venezuela and Colombia
Zimbabwe distribution:	C
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Friday 12 January 2007
Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 271. As Wigandia kunthii

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Wigandia urens var. caracasana

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