Gunnera perpensa
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Honde Valley rd near Nyanga Turn off
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Honde Valley rd near Nyanga Turn off
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road near entrance John Meikle Forestry Estate, Stapleford
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| Common names: | River pumpkin (English) |
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Herbaceous perennial up to 1 m, forming colonies in wet places. Leaves large, reniform to circular, irregularly dentate. Spikes 2-7 cm, borne on a scape and subtended by a bract. Petals c. 2 mm. Fruits c.1.4 mm in diameter, subspherical. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | In eastern tropical Africa and South Africa |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 60 - 61. (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 180. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. 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 54. Maquet, P. (1983). Haloragaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 546. (Includes a picture). Mendes, E.J. (1978). Haloragaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 80 - 81. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 140. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 76. |
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