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Trochomeria macrocarpa
macrocarpa
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Greystone Park Nature Reserve
Photo: Mark Hyde
N side of Mukuvisi River, Mukuvisi Woodland
Photo: Mark Hyde
N side of Mukuvisi River, Mukuvisi Woodland
Photo: Mark Hyde
N side of Mukuvisi River, Mukuvisi Woodland
Photo: Mark Hyde
N side of Mukuvisi River, Mukuvisi Woodland
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Stems prostrate or climbing, to 6 m. Leaves ovate in outline; base cordate. Tendrils simple. Stipule-like bracts 0 (in ours). Corolla lobes 2-6 cm, greenish-yellow, strongly reflexed. Fruit ellipsoid, bright red. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | macrocarpa: with large fruits |
| Habitat: | In open woodland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout northern and eastern tropical Africa and south to South Africa |
| Botswana distribution: | SE |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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 135. as Trochomeria macrocarpa (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 36. Jeffrey, C. (1978). Cucurbitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 457. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 172. (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 39. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 53. |
Other sources of information about Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa:
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Flora of Caprivi: Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpaFlora of Malawi: Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Flora of Mozambique: Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Flora of Zambia: Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
Flora of Zimbabwe: Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trochomeria macrocarpaAfrican Plant Database: Trochomeria macrocarpa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Trochomeria macrocarpa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Trochomeria macrocarpa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Trochomeria macrocarpa
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iNaturalist: Trochomeria macrocarpa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Trochomeria macrocarpa
JSTOR Plant Science: Trochomeria macrocarpa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trochomeria macrocarpa
Plants of the World Online: Trochomeria macrocarpa
Tropicos: Trochomeria macrocarpa
Wikipedia: Trochomeria macrocarpa
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