Pavonia urens Cav.
var. urens

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Pavonia urens var. urens

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Cloudlands, Vumba

Pavonia urens var. urens

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By road within Vumba Botanic Garden

Pavonia urens var. urens

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Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Pavonia urens var. urens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Pavonia urens var. urens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Pavonia urens var. urens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

Pavonia urens var. urens

Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms: Pavonia bojeri Baker
Pavonia ruwenzoriensis De Wild.
Pavonia tomentosa Hochst.
Common names: Stinging pavonia (English)
Frequency:
Status:
Description:
Large shrub-sized herb, up to 3 m. All parts covered in soft and prickly hairs, which may cause itching when touched. Leaves large, variably 3-5 lobed. Epicalyx bracts 6-12, linear. Flowers pale pink to deep mauve-red in small clusters in the upper leaf axils.
Type location:
Mascarene Islands
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: urens: burning, stinging, referring to the irritant hairs covering this plant.
Habitat:
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:Feb - May
Worldwide distribution: Widespread in Tropical Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Madagascar, Reunion and the Mascarene Islands.
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Endemic status:
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Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 204.

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 84.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 28.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 259.

Exell, A.W. (1961). Malvaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 510 - 511.

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 61.

Maquet, P. (1983). Malvaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 388. (Includes a picture).

Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 158.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 75.

Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 75, plate 102

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 354 - 355. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Malawi: Pavonia urens var. urens
Flora of Mozambique: Pavonia urens var. urens
Flora of Rwanda: Pavonia urens var. urens
Flora of Zambia: Pavonia urens var. urens
Flora of Zimbabwe: Pavonia urens var. urens

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pavonia urens
African Plant Database: Pavonia urens
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pavonia urens
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pavonia urens
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pavonia urens
JSTOR Plant Science: Pavonia urens
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pavonia urens
Plants of the World Online: Pavonia urens
Tropicos: Pavonia urens
Wikipedia: Pavonia urens


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