Marsdenia chirindensis Goyder

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Close to Swynnerton's memorial, Chirinda Forest.

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Frequency:	Probably rare and local.
Status:	Native
Description:	Herbaceous climber with hairless to slightly pubescent twining stems. Leaves elliptic, dark green, hairless except for a few hair on midrib and main veins beneath. Inflorescences extra-axillary, branched, laxly-flowered on peduncles 3-6 cm long; pedicels 10-15 mm long. Sepals suborbicular, 1.5-2.5 mm long, hairless; margin ciliate. Corolla united into a greenish tube for about half the length, hairless outside and with a band of hairs inside near the throat; lobes yellowish with red streaks inside, oblong to broadly triangular, 2-2.5 mm long, suberect or spreading. Fruit unknown.
Type location:	Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe
Notes:	The specimen in the images represent the type and only 2 other specimens are so far known for this species.
Derivation of specific name:	chirindensis: of Chirinda Forest where the type was collected.
Habitat:	Along a path in evergreen forest.
Altitude range: (metres)	1070 m (approx)
Flowering time:	Dec - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Only known from very few specimens collected in Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe.
National distribution:	E
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Endemic status:	Endemic
Red data list status:	Data deficient
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Images last updated:	Friday 4 December 2020
Literature:	Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 75. Protologue

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Marsdenia chirindensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Marsdenia chirindensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Marsdenia chirindensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Marsdenia chirindensis
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iNaturalist: Marsdenia chirindensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Marsdenia chirindensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Marsdenia chirindensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Marsdenia chirindensis
Plants of the World Online: Marsdenia chirindensis
Tropicos: Marsdenia chirindensis
Wikipedia: Marsdenia chirindensis