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Species: Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey. Date: 2007-12-31 Location: Nr upper dam, Hillside Dams, Bulawayo Habitat: Rocky area of smooth rock faces and large boulders
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Species: Cynanchum schistoglossum Schltr. Date: 2007-06-10 Location: Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park. Habitat: Deciduous woodland with riverine influences
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Family:AsclepiadaceaeDistribution: Common in scrub jungles on Euphorbia antiquorum or E.barnaharti. Limited to Peninsular India and Mayanmar.Local name(Telugu): Pullakadalu, Stems are bitter due to extreme sour to taste, It is used for cooling effect. Photographed at N.Konda hill forest of Eastren ghats.Straggling leaf less succulent shrubs.Stems terete, jointed with milky latex, Flowers white, 1cm across in terminal or axillary subsessile umbellate cymes. Calyx 5 partite, Corolla rotate, deeply lobed, corona double, outer membranous, inner fleshy adnate to the stamens, anthers reduced to pollen masses, ovary of 2 carpels.Follicles 8-10cm long, lanceolate, glabrous.Reference: Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district By B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao
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Punda Maria, Limpopo, South Africa
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Kirkwood, Missouri, United States
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Rollingstone, Queensland, Australia
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Family: AsclepiadaceaeDistribution: Rare along the hedges in the forests of hill regions.Photographed at Eastren ghats.Perennial, extensive twining herbs. Leaves 5-12x 3.5-8cm, ovate-cordate, acuminate, hispid. Flowers 2-3,5cm across, fleshy/thick pinkish purple in axillary, pendulous umbellate cymes. Folicles 5-7x3-5cm boat shaped, turgid. Roots are used in uterine problems.Reference: Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana & A.S.Rao.Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS
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Barranco de las AlmuniasZaragozaFamilia: ASCLEPIADACEAEDistribucin: Planta mediterrneo-iraniana, que se distribuye por el S de Europa y SE de Rusia. En la Pennsula Ibrica aparece fundamentalmente en el litoral mediterrneo, valles del Guadalaviar, Duero y Ebro, en donde es ms frecuente cuanto ms hacia el E. En el Sistema Ibrico y Prepirineos es ms rara, encontrndose en la cuenca del Jiloca, Tramacastilla, Aranda de Moncayo, cercanas de Jaca, Fonz o Barbastro.Hbitat: Forma parte de sotos ribereos, juncales, herbazales y zarzales en orillas de ros, acequias, arroyos, barrancos hmedos o ramblas. Secundariamente se la puede encontrar en mrgenes de caminos y carreteras, desmontes, huertos, etc.Preferencia edfica: Indiferente, indiferente al sustrato, no desdea los suelos ricos en yesos o sales.Rango altitudinal: 70- 740 ( 1200 ) mFloracin: Junio - SeptiembreForma Biolgica:Camfito escaposoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Species: Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey. Date: 2007-05-27 Location: Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park Habitat: Riverine forest vegetation
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Species: Cynanchum schistoglossum Schltr. Date: 2007-06-10 Location: Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park. Habitat: Deciduous woodland with riverine influences
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Limpopo, South Africa
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Rollingstone, Queensland, Australia
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Barranco de las AlmuniasZaragozaFamilia: ASCLEPIADACEAEDistribucin: Planta mediterrneo-iraniana, que se distribuye por el S de Europa y SE de Rusia. En la Pennsula Ibrica aparece fundamentalmente en el litoral mediterrneo, valles del Guadalaviar, Duero y Ebro, en donde es ms frecuente cuanto ms hacia el E. En el Sistema Ibrico y Prepirineos es ms rara, encontrndose en la cuenca del Jiloca, Tramacastilla, Aranda de Moncayo, cercanas de Jaca, Fonz o Barbastro.Hbitat: Forma parte de sotos ribereos, juncales, herbazales y zarzales en orillas de ros, acequias, arroyos, barrancos hmedos o ramblas. Secundariamente se la puede encontrar en mrgenes de caminos y carreteras, desmontes, huertos, etc.Preferencia edfica: Indiferente, indiferente al sustrato, no desdea los suelos ricos en yesos o sales.Rango altitudinal: 70- 740 ( 1200 ) mFloracin: Junio - SeptiembreForma Biolgica:Camfito escaposoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Species: Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey. Date: 2013-03-14 Location: On a plot at the very end of the Claremont Road, Bulawayo Habitat: Growing on a shed structure
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Species: Cynanchum schistoglossum Schltr. Date: 2007-06-10 Location: Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park. Habitat: Deciduous woodland with riverine influences
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Species: Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey. Date: 2013-03-14 Location: On a plot at the very end of the Claremont Road, Bulawayo Habitat: Growing on a shed structure
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Species: Cynanchum schistoglossum Schltr. Date: 2007-06-10 Location: Along path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park. Habitat: Deciduous woodland with riverine influences
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Limpopo, South Africa
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Species: Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey. Date: 2014-01-14 Location: Along Mberengwa - West Nicholson road
Habitat: Disturbed rocky deciduous woodland
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Punda Maria, Limpopo, South Africa
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Species: Pentarrhinum insipidum E. Mey. Date: 2014-04-13 Location: Carolina Wilderness Habitat: In rocky miombo woodland
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Lowveld, Limpopo, South Africa