Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv.

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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale

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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

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Synonyms:	Acridocarpus angolensis A. Juss. Sphedamnocarpus angolensis (A. Juss.) Planch. ex Oliv. var. pulcherrimus (Engl. & Gilg) Niedenzu Sphedamnocarpus pulcherrimus Engl. & Gilg
Common names:	Canary nettle (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	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:	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:	angolensis: of Angola
Habitat:	In open grassland and deciduous woodland, often on dry sandy soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Limpopo, Mpumalanga South Africa.
Malawi distribution:	C
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Content last updated:	Thursday 9 April 2015
Literature:	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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