Zehneria parvifolia (Cogn.) J.H.Ross

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Zehneria

Characteristics

Perennial herb. Stems glabrous. Leaf-lamina 1·6-6·5 x 1·8-8·2 cm, membraneous, thin, ovate to broadly ovate in outline, punctate or asperulous above, glabrous or with a few setulae on main veins beneath, moderately to rather deeply or rarely obscurely palmately 5-lobed, the lobes triangular, ovate, broadly elliptic or elliptic, the central largest, rather coarsely and remotely sinuate-denticulate in upper part, sometimes sublobulate, obtuse to acute, apiculate, the lateral shorter. Petioles 0·7-7 cm long, glabrous or sparsely spiculate. Flowers monoecious. Male flowers solitary or 1-9 in shortly racemiform male or bisexual (with 1-2 female flowers) pedunculate axillary clusters, usually co-axillary with a solitary female or sometimes male flower; peduncles 0·3-3·8 cm long; pedicels 2·5-4(10) mm long. Receptacle-tube 2·0-3·5 mm long; lobes 0·2-0·7 mm long, dentiform. Petals 2-3 mm long, cream. Female flowers solitary and usually co-axillary with male infloresence or 1-2 in shortly racemiform or subumbelliform bisexual (with 1-7 male lowers) pedunculate axillary clusters; peduncles 0·9-3·0 cm long; pedicels of racemose flowers 2-7 mm long, of solitary flowers 2-6(14) mm long; ovary 2·7-4 mm long, ellipsoid or broadly ellipsoid, shortly rostrate; perianth as in male flower. Fruits 8-11 mm in diameter, glabrous, globose, bluish when mature; pedicels 3-14 mm long. Seeds 2·7-3·5 x 1·6-1·9 x 0·2-0·3 mm, ovate or elliptic, smooth, compressed.
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Leaf-lamina 1·6–6·5 × 1·8–8·2 cm., membraneous, thin, ovate to broadly ovate in outline, punctate or asperulous above, glabrous or with a few setulae on main veins beneath, moderately to rather deeply or rarely obscurely palmately 5-lobed, the lobes triangular, ovate, broadly elliptic or elliptic, the central largest, rather coarsely and remotely sinuate-denticulate in upper part, sometimes sublobulate, obtuse to acute, apiculate, the lateral shorter.
Female flowers solitary and usually co-axillary with male infloresence or 1–2 in shortly racemiform or subumbelliform bisexual (with 1–7 male lowers) pedunculate axillary clusters; peduncles 0·9–3·0 cm. long; pedicels of racemose flowers 2–7 mm. long, of solitary flowers 2–6(14) mm. long; ovary 2·7–4 mm. long, ellipsoid or broadly ellipsoid, shortly rostrate; perianth as in male flower.
male flowers solitary or 1–9 in shortly racemiform male or bisexual (with 1–2 female flowers) pedunculate axillary clusters, usually co-axillary with a solitary female or sometimes male flower; peduncles 0·3–3·8 cm. long; pedicels 2·5–4(10) mm. long. Receptacle-tube 2·0–3·5 mm. long; lobes 0·2–0·7 mm. long, dentiform. Petals 2–3 mm. long, cream.
Fruits 8–11 mm. in diameter, glabrous, globose, bluish when mature; pedicels 3–14 mm. long.
Seeds 2·7–3·5 × 1·6–1·9 × 0·2–0·3 mm., ovate or elliptic, smooth, compressed.
Petioles 0·7–7 cm. long, glabrous or sparsely spiculate.
Flowers monoecious.
Stems glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Zehneria parvifolia world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:294475-1
WFO ID wfo-0001301079
COL ID 5CYQL
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Synonyms

Pilogyne parvifolia Zehneria parvifolia Melothria parvifolia