Piper capense
brachyrhachis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Luwawa Forest Reserve, Viphya, Mzimba
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| Synonyms: |
Piper brachyrhachis C.H. Wright |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
See var. capense for general details. This variety differs by the more densely pubescent leaf undersides, upper shoots and petioles; the flower spikes are always very short, less than 2 cm long. |
| Type location: |
Syntypes from Malawi |
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| Derivation of specific name: | capense: of the Cape; brachyrhachis: with a short rhachis, referring to the short inflorescences. |
| Habitat: | In evergreen forest, riverine and swamp forest and high rainfall miombo woodland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southwestern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Balle, S. (1948). Piperaceae Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi Volume I Page 17. as Piper brachyrhachis var. glabrum Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 224. Diniz, M.A. (1997). Piperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 27 - 28. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 83. Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Page 113. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Malawi: Piper capense var. brachyrhachisFlora of Zambia: Piper capense var. brachyrhachis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Piper capenseAfrican Plant Database: Piper capense
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Piper capense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Piper capense
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Piper capense
JSTOR Plant Science: Piper capense
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Piper capense
Plants of the World Online: Piper capense
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Wikipedia: Piper capense