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Sphedamnocarpus pruriens Szyszył.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Malpighiaceae > Sphedamnocarpus

Characteristics

Leaves petiolate; lamina 3·5–7·5 (11) × 1·7–5 (10) cm., ovate, ovate-subcircular or ovate-oblong, rarely oblong-elliptic, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, apex obtuse to acute, mostly distinctly apiculate, base subcordate to rounded or cuneate, greyish-or yellowish-sericeous-tomentose underneath, greyish-pubescent or arachnoid or glabrescent on the upper surface; petiole (0·5) 0·8–2·5 (4·5) cm. long, canaliculate, sericeous, with 2 glands in the upper half; stipules 2–4 mm. long, obovate, usually absent.
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Sepals ± 2·5 mm. long, ovate or obovate-oblong, sericeous outside; petals 8–12 mm. long, obovate to obovate-oblong, yellow, unguiculate, usually entire.
Younger stems densely ± appressed greyish-silvery-or yellowish-sericeous, older ones ± pubescent or nearly glabrous.
Umbels 2–6-flowered; bracts ± 2·5 mm. long, lanceolate; bracteoles 1·5–2 mm. long, oblong.
Stamens with anthers c. 1 mm. long, oblong, glabrous; filaments c. 4 mm. long, glabrous.
Samara with wing 1·5–2 × 1·1–1·5 cm., sericeous to nearly glabrous.
Ovary densely sericeous; styles c. 5 mm. long.
A herbaceous or woody climber or scrambler.
Flowers 2–2·5 cm. in diam.
A shrub.
Life form perennial
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Growth support climber
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on the sand-belt.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The roots are cooked with milk.
Uses medicinal poison
Edible roots
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Images

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Distribution

Sphedamnocarpus pruriens world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, eSwatini, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:557456-1
WFO ID wfo-0001076519
COL ID 6YXSY
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Synonyms

Anomalopterys angolensis Sphedamnocarpus pulcherrimus Acridocarpus pruriens Anomalopterys pruriens Sphedamnocarpus wilmsii Sphedamnocarpus latifolia Acridocarpus angolensis Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens Sphedamnocarpus pruriens

Lower taxons

Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. lanceolatus Sphedamnocarpus pruriens subsp. galphimiifolius
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