Zehneria oligosperma C.Jeffrey

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Notes: This species is listed for Malawi in various literature including Plants of the World Online but it is absent in the Flora Zambesiaca treatment.
Derivation of specific name: oligosperma: with few seeds.
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Worldwide distribution: DR Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and ? Malawi.
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Growth form(s): Climber.
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Literature:

Keraudren-Aymonin, M. (1975). Cucurbitaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles Page 19.


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Flora of the DRC: Zehneria oligosperma

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Zehneria oligosperma
African Plant Database: Zehneria oligosperma
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Zehneria oligosperma
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Zehneria oligosperma
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Zehneria oligosperma
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zehneria oligosperma
JSTOR Plant Science: Zehneria oligosperma
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Zehneria oligosperma
Plants of the World Online: Zehneria oligosperma
Tropicos: Zehneria oligosperma
Wikipedia: Zehneria oligosperma


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Zehneria oligosperma.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=256300, retrieved 5 December 2025

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