Vincetoxicum iringensis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Chozi View Point, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Pentarrhinum iringense Markgr. Tylophora erubescens (Liede & Meve) Liede Tylophora gracillima sensu Binns Tylophora iringensis (Markgr.) Goyder Tylophoropsis erubescens Liede & Meve |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender twining herb with clear sap. Leaves opposite, ovate, up to c. 2 cm long. Flowers in axillary umbellate inflorescences, c. 1 cm in diameter, maroon, hairy. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In wet montane forest understorey. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1800 - 2350 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Southern Tanzania and nothern Malawi. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 24 March 2019 |
| Literature: |
Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 22. as T. gracillima (which is a Tanzania endemic) Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 75. as Tylophora erubescens (Includes a picture). Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 357 - 358. |
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