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Plicosepalus kalachariensis
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Christon Bank, roadside near carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank, roadside near carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank, roadside near carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank, roadside near carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank, roadside near carpark
Photo: Bart Wursten
Near car park, Christon Bank
Photo: Karl van Laeren
By the Chiwuye River which enters the Rukomeche just north of the Research station, Mana Pools National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus curviflorus sensu auct. non Benth. & Oliv. Loranthus kalachariensis Schinz |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Parasitic shrub with long spreading stems. Leaves opposite, alternate or clustered, light green to blue-green, narrowly oblong-lanceolate, oblanceolate to ovate, sometimes slightly curved, 3-7-veined. Flowers in 1-4 umbels in the lower axils or at the nodes, 3-6-flowered. Corolla 4-5 cm long, deep pink to orange-red, slightly S-shaped near the base; lobes recurved, twisted, linear-oblanceolate. Stamen filaments pinkish-red, curved. Berry red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kalachariensis: of the Kalahari, where the type specimens were found |
| Habitat: | In Acacia and miombo woodland; usually on leguminous trees, namely Acacia, Albizia, Brachystegia and Dichrostachys, rarely on non-leguminous trees. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1350 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 11 October 2015 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 44. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 177. (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 59. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 42, plate 63 Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 90 - 91. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 125. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 81. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 118. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 217. |
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