Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
scandens: scandent, climbing.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pyrenacantha scandens Planch. ex Harv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=168390
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Climber up to 3 m. Stems bristly, twining when young. Leaves variable often 3-lobed in the lower parts, ovate higher up the stems, up to 5-10 cm long, bristly hairy on both surfaces, more sparsely so above; margin with prominent gland-like hairy teeth; petiole densely hairy. Male flowers numerous, borne in supra-axillary spikes up to 5 cm long. Female flowers in few-flowered subcapitate spikes. Fruit a drupe, c. 1.8 cm long, compressed, bristly hairy.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pyrenacantha scandens Planch. ex Harv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=168390
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Southern Mozambique and South Africa as far as the Western Cape.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Pyrenacantha scandens Planch. ex Harv. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=168390
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
