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Trochomeria subglabra C.Jeffrey

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Trochomeria

Characteristics

male flowers solitary or 2–4 in sessile or shortly pedunculate axillary fascicles; bracts usually absent, when present up to 1·5 mm. long; pedicels 4·5–30 mm. long. Receptacle-tube 9·5–16 mm. long, sparsely finely pilose, lobes up to 1 mm. long. Corolla-lobes 5–13 mm. long, greenish-yellow.
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Leaf-lamina 2–12 × 0·1–3 cm., sessile, linear to broadly elliptic in outline, glabrous or almost so, entire, acute, apiculate, unlobed or very deeply palmately 3-lobed, the lobes 1–3 mm. broad, narrow, linear.
Female flowers on 3–14 mm. long pedicels; ovary 5–7 × 1·5–2·5 mm., ellipsoid-rostrate; perianth similar to that of male flower.
Stems 6–40 cm. tall, ± glabrous, erect or ascending, unbranched or sparsely branched from near the base.
Tendrils and stipuloid bracts absent.
Fruits and seeds unknown.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.4
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Environment

Ecology uncertain.
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Usage

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

Cultivation

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Distribution

Trochomeria subglabra world distribution map, present in Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294358-1
WFO ID wfo-0001279435
COL ID 597F8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trochomeria subglabra
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