Telosma africana (N.E. Br.) N.E. Br.

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Synonyms:	Pergularia africana N.E. Br. Pergularia sanguinolenta Britten Pergularia tacazzeana Chiov. Telosma tacazzeanum (Chiov.) Chiov. Telosma unyorensis S. Moore
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Description:	Hairless perennial woody twining herb with milky latex. Leaves opposite, oblong-ovate to broadly ovate, 4-14 cm long, thinly textured, rounded or cordate at the base, hairless on both surfaces, sometimes sparsely and minutely puberulous above; petiole up to 7.5 cm long. Flowers in rather densely several-many-flowered, axillary, subglobose umbels; corolla green or yellow; tube usually about 6-8 mm long, globose-inflated, constricted at the mouth, hairless outside, densely hairy at the throat, with 5 lines of hairs alternating with the corona-lobes on the lower part; lobes linear, obtuse, spreading, recurved or revolute, often twisted, densely bearded at the base and shortly hairy along above; corona-lobes erect, elliptic-lanceolate or somewhat obovate, slightly recurved at the apex, with a linear appendage.
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Derivation of specific name:	africana: of Africa
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in tropical and South Africa.
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Literature:	Binns, B. (1968). A First Check List of the Herbaceous Flora of Malawi The Government Printer, Zomba, Malawi Page 21. as Pergularia africana Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 54. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 270. As Telosma africana Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 80 - 82. (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 22.

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