Piper capense L.f.
var. brachyrhachis (C.H. Wright) Verdc.
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba
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Synonyms:
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Piper brachyrhachis C.H. Wright
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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See var. capense for general details. This variety differs by the more densely pubescent leaf undersides, upper shoots and petioles; the flower spikes are always very short, less than 2 cm long. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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capense: of the Cape; brachyrhachis: with a short rhachis, referring to the short inflorescences. |
Habitat:
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In evergreen forest, riverine and swamp forest and high rainfall miombo woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Southwestern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
Malawi distribution:
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N,C |
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Content last updated: |
Friday 12 April 2019 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 224.
Diniz, M.A. (1997). Piperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 27 - 28.
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83.
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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: Piper capense var. brachyrhachis. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=206380, retrieved 11 August 2022
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