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Antizoma angustifolia Miers ex Harv. & Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Menispermaceae > Antizoma

Characteristics

Rami stricti subangulati sulcato-striati glabri. Spinae circ. 1 mm longae; lamina subsessilis, membranaeeo-papyracea, glabra, (sicca) subcrispa et glaucescens, oblonga, basin versus cuneato-angustata, apice obtusa mucronulata, 2-3 cm longa, 5-7 mm lata, nervi praeter costam obsoleti. Cymae männliche [as male symbol] pedunculatae 2-3 mm longae glabratae, pauciflorae; pedicelli brevissimi. Sepala 4 extus pilosula vel glabra, 1.5 mm longa, 1.2 mm lata; corolla 1.5-1.8 mm diamet. Synandrium 0,8 mm diamet., 4-6-loculare.
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Spiny, dwarf shrub, branches often scandent. Leaves glabrous or hairy; blade narrowly elliptic to oblong, 25-27(-50) x 4-6(-10) mm, apex rounded, mucronate; petioles short, armed with a short, obtuse, reflexed spine at base. Flowers: in few-flowered cymes (male), paired or solitary (female); petals yellowish green; Dec.-Apr.
Climbing perennial herb. Leaves glabrous to hairy, narrowly elliptic, petiole short, armed with short, obtuse, reflexed spine. Flowers yellowish green.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support climber
Foliage retention
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.65 - 2.4
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Environment

Dry bushland, usually associated with Acacia species, at elevations from 750-1,700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Antizoma angustifolia world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:580192-1
WFO ID wfo-0000539683
COL ID F3CT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Antizoma angustifolia Cissampelos angustifolia Cissampelos calcarifera Cissampelos angustifolius Antizoma burchelliana Antizoma calcarifera Antizoma harveyana
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