Adenia fruticosa Burtt Davy
subsp. simplicifolia W.J. de Wilde
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Tonorai primary School, rd to Birchenough Bridge, Save Valley
Photo: Bart Wursten
Tonorai primary School, rd to Birchenough Bridge, Save Valley
Photo: Clive Stockil
Save Gorge near Chilo Lodge
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Gonarezhou, Chihunja range
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Gonarezhou, Chihunja range
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Gonarezhou, Chihunja range
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Gonarezhou, Chihunja range
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Gonarezhou, Chihunja range
Photo: Mark Hyde
Viewpoint at Chivirira Falls, Mahenye
Photo: Mark Hyde
Viewpoint at Chivirira Falls, Mahenye
Photo: Mark Hyde
Viewpoint at Chivirira Falls, Mahenye
Photo: Mark Hyde
Viewpoint at Chivirira Falls, Mahenye
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
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Common names:
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Green-stem (English)
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Description:
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Strong liane-like climber. Stem trunk-like, softly woody, grey-green, up to 50 cm in diameter. Tendrils up to 12 cm long, often breaking off and becoming spinescent. Leaves mostly simple, occasionally 3-foliolate, broadly ovate to almost round, 1 to 8 cm long, bluish-green with a single gland on the top of the petiole near the base of the leaf blade; margin entire. Flowers in clusters on very short lateral shoots, greenish. Fruit ellipsoid, leathery, smooth. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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fruticosa: shrubby or becoming shrubby; simplicifolia: with simple leaves. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zimbabwe (scattered distribution in the Save lowveld) and South Africa |
Botswana distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Climber, liane.
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Literature:
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Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3.
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 262.
Fernandes, R. & A. (1978). Passifloraceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 387 - 388.
Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 168.
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 66.
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 91.
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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 Botswana: Species information: Adenia fruticosa subsp. simplicifolia. https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=141050, retrieved 27 May 2022
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