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Dioscorea hirtiflora
pedicellata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Entrance Gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Entrance Gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Entrance Gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Entrance Gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Entrance Gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road from Entrance Gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Dioscorea hirtiflora Benth. var. nyassica Burkill |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Climber, 3-5 m high with unarmed, right-twining annual stems, growing from fleshy cylindric tubers up to 5 cm in diameter. Vegetative parts and inflorescences with stellate hairs most dense on the inflorescences and young vegetative parts. Leaves usually opposite, heart-shaped, not lobed, hairy on the veins, cataphylls and nodal flanges absent. Inflorescences axillary of 1-several pendent spikes. Male flowers subsessile or pedicellate. Capsule 1-2 cm long and up to 3.7 cm wide. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pedicellata pedicellate, referring to longer pedicels of the male flowers in this subspecies. |
| Habitat: | In riverine vegetation, open woodland, wooded grassland and on termite mounds. |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern DRC, Uganda, western Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Caprivi-Namibia. |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 10 January 2018 |
| Literature: |
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 90. as Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. hirtiflora Milne-Redhead, E. (1975). Dioscoreaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 16 - 17. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 113. as Dioscorea hirtiflora Wilkin, P. (2009). Dioscoreaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2) Pages 125 - 127. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Burundi: Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellataFlora of Malawi: Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata
Flora of Mozambique: Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata
Flora of Zambia: Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata
Flora of Zimbabwe: Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dioscorea hirtifloraAfrican Plant Database: Dioscorea hirtiflora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dioscorea hirtiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dioscorea hirtiflora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dioscorea hirtiflora
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iNaturalist: Dioscorea hirtiflora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dioscorea hirtiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Dioscorea hirtiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dioscorea hirtiflora
Plants of the World Online: Dioscorea hirtiflora
Tropicos: Dioscorea hirtiflora
Wikipedia: Dioscorea hirtiflora
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