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Synonyms: |
Piper brachyrhachis C.H. Wright |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
See var. capense for general details. This variety differs by the more densely pubescent leaf undersides, upper shoots and petioles; the flower spikes are always very short, less than 2 cm long. |
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Derivation of specific name: | capense: of the Cape; brachyrhachis: with a short rhachis, referring to the short inflorescences. |
Habitat: | In evergreen forest, riverine and swamp forest and high rainfall miombo woodland. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Southwestern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
Malawi distribution: | N,C |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Friday 12 April 2019 |
Literature: |
Balle, S. (1948). Piperaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Page 17. as Piper brachyrhachis var. glabrum Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 224. Diniz, M.A. (1997). Piperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 27 - 28. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83. |
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