Cyphostemma crotalarioides (Planch.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B. Drumm.
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Gardiner Farm, Arcturus
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Gardiner Farm, Arcturus
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Gardiner Farm, Arcturus
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province
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Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province
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Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province
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Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province
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Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province
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Synonyms:
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Cissus crotalarioides Planch.
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Description:
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Erect herb, up to 1 m. Tendrils absent. Stems variously covered in glandular hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate, sessile, oblong-obovate, sparsely glandular hairy above, densely hairy below; margin serrate. Inflorescences axillary. Fruit ellipsoid, densely glandular pubescent. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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crotalarioides: resembling a Crotalaria (Fabaceae) |
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Worldwide distribution:
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From Nigeria and Benin to Sudan, Cameroon, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
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Literature:
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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 83.
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 186.
Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 32 - 34.
Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 466.
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