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Synonyms: |
Ceropegia polita (N.E.Br.) Bruyns Duvalia dentata N.E. Br. Duvalia polita N.E. Br. var. transvaalensis (Schltr.) A.C. White & B. Sloane Duvalia polita N.E. Br. var. parviflora (L. Bolus) A.C. White & B. Sloane Duvalia transvaalensis Schltr. var. parviflora L. Bolus Duvalia transvaalensis Schltr. |
Common names: | Polished star (English) |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Succulent perennial. Stems branched, more or less erect, 6-angled, tubercles with a fleshy spine-like tip. Flowers in clusters of 3-4 on the young stems, up to 3.8 cm in diameter, maroon often streaked. Corolla lobes smooth and shiny in the basal half, with club-shaped hairs between the lobes. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | polita: polished, referring to the smooth and shiny appearance of the base of the corolla lobes. |
Habitat: | In dry Mopane or Acacia woodland and scrub in sandy soils or on stony hillsides. |
Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatinia and South Africa. |
Botswana distribution: | N,SE |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Bruyns, P.V. (2005). Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Volume I Umdaus Press, Hatfield, South Africa Pages 71 - 73. (Includes a picture). Bruyns, P.V. (2014). The Apocynaceae of Namibia Strelitzia 34 SANBI, Pretoria, South Africa Pages 95 - 96. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Namibia Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 75. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 178. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 196 - 198. (Includes a picture). Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 117. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 369. as: duvalia polita (Includes a picture). 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 20. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 25. Plowes, D.C.H. (1971). Stapeliads in Rhodesia Excelsa 1 Page 17. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 26. |
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