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Dorstenia buchananii var longepedunculata
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Section |
Kosaria |
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Type
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Herb |
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Body |
Tuber / caudex, 1-5 cm in diameter, colour varies from yellowish brown to greenish with seasonal stems
growing from it, stems often branched or unbranched, at least with
arrested branches with reduced leaves. |
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Height |
Up to 90 cm |
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Leaves |
Leaves in spirals, at te bottom only small and
underdeveloped but higher on normal in size, up to10 cm long and
6 cm wide. Leaves are thin and turn yellow and papery when
dry. |
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Flowers |
Abstract flowers, flowers solitary, flower stems
up to 11 cm long, oval receptable 2 cm by 1 cm, only two
appendages, upper appendage up to 14 cm, lower up to 8 cm. |
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Reproduction |
Seed |
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Area |
In Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi & Zambia;
In deciduous woodland and riverine forest, often in rocky places;
At altitudes op to 1700 m. |
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Taxonomical details |
D. buchananii Engler var.
longepedunculata Rendle, J. Bot. 53: 302. 1915. D.
longepedunculata De Wildeman (1932); D. Ruahensis
Engler (1900a). |
Dorstenia buchananii var longepedunculata, photo courtesy Panos & Stavros Dorstenia buchananii var longepedunculata, photo courtesy Specks Exotica Dorstenia buchananii var longepedunculata
Dorstenia buchananii var longepedunculata, photo courtesy Panos & Stavros
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