Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv.
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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Synonyms:
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Acridocarpus angolensis A. Juss. Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv. var. pulcherrimus (Engl. & Gilg) Niedenzu Sphedamnocarpus pulcherrimus Engl. & Gilg
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Common names:
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Canary nettle (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Suberect or scrambling shrub, sometimes twining at the tips of branches. Leaves in whorls of 3 or opposite, oblong-lanceolate, with 2 glands on the leaf margin near the petiole. Leaves hairy on both surfaces. The hairs may be slightly irritant to the skin. Flowers in axillary or terminal umbels, yellow. Fruits pinkish-red, distinctly winged, hairy. |
Notes:
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This species is very similar to S. pruriens, which is distinguished by the more twining habit and the leaves being strictly opposite, never ternate. |
Derivation of specific name:
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angolensis: of Angola |
Habitat:
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In open grassland and deciduous woodland, often on dry sandy soils. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Limpopo, Mpumalanga South Africa. |
Malawi distribution:
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C |
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Thursday 9 April 2015 |
Literature:
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Launert, E. (1963). Malpighiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 121.
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 60.
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 78. as Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-22
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2022).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Sphedamnocarpus angolensis. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133620, retrieved 23 May 2022
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