Clappertonia ficifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri River
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kona, a small tributary of the Itimbiri River
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Honckenya ficifolia Willd. |
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Small shrub, up to c. 2 m tall. Branches covered in short, orange-brown stellate hairs. Leaves broadly oblong to ovate, up to 13 × 7 cm, more or less deeply 3-7-lobed, stellate hairy above and with simple hairs below; margins coarsely serrate. Petiole up to 4 cm long, mostly shorter, shortly orange-brown stellate hairy. Flowers in terminal, racemose heads, large and very showy, 8-10 cm in diameter, pinkish-mauve; sepals linear, pointed, as long as the broadly spathulate petals. Fruit an oblong-ovoid capsule, c. 5 × 2.5 cm, covered with numerous stiff ciliate bristles. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa. |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
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| Literature: |
Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 156. Wild, H. (1963). Tiliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 80 - 82. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Clappertonia ficifoliaAfrican Plant Database: Clappertonia ficifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Clappertonia ficifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Clappertonia ficifolia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Clappertonia ficifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Clappertonia ficifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Clappertonia ficifolia
Plants of the World Online: Clappertonia ficifolia
Tropicos: Clappertonia ficifolia
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