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Rhoicissus tridentata
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Haslemere Lane, Umwinsidale
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Greystone Park NR
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Along Fort Usher road, Matobo
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| Synonyms: |
Rhoicissus cuneifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Planch. Rhoicissus erythrodes (Fresen.) Planch. Rhus tridentata L. f. |
| Common names: | Bitter grape (English) Bushman's grape (English) |
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| Description: |
Normally a climber with tendrils but occasionally a shrub or very small tree. Young branches may be covered in rusty hairs. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets obovate with margins dentate. Flowers in small elongate heads, greenish-yellow. Fruits near spherical, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, red to black when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | tridentata: with three teeth. This name was derived from the type specimen which had very few teeth on the leaf margin. This form is fairly common in parts of South Africa but elsewhere the leaf margins show many more teeth. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, Eswatini and South Africa. Also in Yemen. |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | Euchloron megaera (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 285. as Rhoicissus tridentata cuneifolia (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 557. As Rhoicissus tridentata cuneifolia (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 47. As Rhoicissus tridentata cuneifolia Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. As Rhoicissus tridentata cuneifolia Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 679 - 680. Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 40. 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 24. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 258. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 121. (Includes a picture). 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 83. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 103. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa Pages 390 - 393. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 111. As: Rhoicissus tridentata Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 39 - 40. as Rhus tridentata (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 186. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 392 - 393. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 454 - 455. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 600 - 601. (Includes a picture). Wild, H, Drummond, R.B. & Gonçalves, M.L. (1969). 50. Vitaceae Flora de Moçambique Junta de Investigaçoes de Ultramar, Centro de Botanica Pages 10 - 11. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1963). Vitaceae from the Flora Zambesiaca area: 3 Kirkia 3 Page 19. Wild, H. & Drummond, R.B. (1966). Vitaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 444 - 446. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 100. |
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