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Synonyms: |
Aristolochia bainesii Burtt Davy Aristolochia densivenia Engl. Aristolochia kirkii Baker Aristolochia petersiana Klotzsch |
Common names: | Scrambling dutchman's pipe (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Perennial creeper or twining climber, with long slender stems from a woody rootstock. Leaves ovate-oblong to triangular, sometimes 3-lobed, deeply cordate at the base, 2-20 cm long, hairless to slightly velvety, 3-7- veined from the base. Flowers in axillary, elongated racemes 2-12- flowered with conspicuous leaf-like ovate bracts up to 4 cm long. Perianth tube c. 20 mm long, greyish to purplish-green, extending into a single darker purple lip. Fruit a capsule up to 5 cm, oblong-cylindric, 6-ribbed, splitting into 6 segments while remaining on the plant, forming a "hanging basket". |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | albida: white |
Habitat: | In mixed deciduous woodland, riverine fringes and floodplain grasslands. |
Altitude range: | Up to 1500 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa |
Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 14 October 2015 |
Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 28. As Aristolochia petersiana 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 19. Stannard, B.L. (1997). Aristolochiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 20 - 22. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 46. |
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