Gouania longispicata Engl.

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Leopard Rock Game Reserve, Vumba

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Orkney Rd, Vumba

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Kamiranzovu trail, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke

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Synonyms:	Gouania seretii De Wild.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Vigorous climber or liane with coiled tendrils, often found climbing and scrambling over other vegetation. Leaves ovate with conspicuous veining impressed above and prominent below; margins finely serrate. Inflorescences of elongated many-flowered racemes. Flowers creamy white. Fruit 6 × 11 mm, slightly fleshy, 3-winged.
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Derivation of specific name:	longispicata: with a long spike
Habitat:	At forest edges and in clearings.
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Flowering time:	Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Nigeria, DR Congo, Sudan, East Africa, reaching its southern limit in the FZ area
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Growth form(s):	Climber, liane.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 234. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 547. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 23. Drummond, R.B. (1966). Rhamnaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 426 - 435. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 257. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 432. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 69. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 217. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 45. as Gouania species? Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 157.

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