Clematis chrysocarpa Welw. ex Oliv.
subsp. bijuga Brummitt

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Clematis chrysocarpa subsp. bijuga

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Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province

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Synonyms: Clematis chrysocarpa (Welw. ex Oliv.) Hutch.
Clematis chrysocarpoides De Wild.
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Erect herb or shrublet to 2 m tall. Leaves 3-foliolate or pinnate with 2-3 pairs of side leaflets (the side leaflets sometimes 3-foliolate). Flowers solitary, white, petals 2-3.2 cm long. Seed heads golden brown.
Notes: Listed for Nyika in Burrows & Willis (Eds.), 2005: 233
Derivation of specific name: chrysocarpa : golden-fruited
bijuga : two paired
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Altitude range:
Flowering time:Jan - Feb
Worldwide distribution: DRC, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania Rare
Malawi distribution: N
Growth form(s): Perennial.
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 233. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Zambia: Clematis chrysocarpa subsp. bijuga

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Clematis chrysocarpa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Clematis chrysocarpa
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Clematis chrysocarpa
JSTOR Plant Science: Clematis chrysocarpa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Clematis chrysocarpa
Plants of the World Online: Clematis chrysocarpa
Tropicos: Clematis chrysocarpa
Wikipedia: Clematis chrysocarpa


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Clematis chrysocarpa subsp. bijuga.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=228130, retrieved 29 March 2024

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