Stomatostemma monteiroae (Oliv.) N.E. Br.

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Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
In grounds of the (closed) restaurant, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
In grounds of the (closed) restaurant, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
In grounds of the (closed) restaurant, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
At campsite, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
At campsite, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
At campsite, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

Stomatostemma monteiroae

Photo: Bart Wursten
At campsite, Sinamatella, Hwange National Park

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Synonyms: Cryptolepis monteiroae Oliv.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Vigorous liana-like, twining climber, growing from succulent tuber. Older stems woody; milky latex present. Leaves opposite, lanceolate-elliptic to narrowly ovate, stiffly leathery, dark green above with conspicuous, yellowish veining, paler below, hairless. Flowers in mostly terminal inflorescences. Corolla creamy-white, c. 3 cm in diameter in new flowers, with dense marroon spotting in the tube and throat; lobes with margins revolute. Corona green with the knob-like outer lobes fitted in the the sinuses of the corolla lobes. Fruit in paired cylindrical follicles, up to 9 × 2.5 cm, grooved or slightly winged.
Notes: We have a specimen record: Hines & Burke 1121 (2002, WIND) but this species is absent for Caprivi in Bruyns (2014) in Strelitzia 34 and Goyder et al. (2020) in Flora Zambesiaca.
Derivation of specific name: monteiroae: after Mrs Rose Monteiro, wife of Portuguese naturalist Joachim Monteiro, who collected plants in Angola and Mozambique.
Habitat: Dry woodland in rocky habitats on hills, mountains or cliff sides.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
Growth form(s): Climber, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 818. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 53.

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 27.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 270.

Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 19 - 20.

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 60. (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 67.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 26.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 29.

Venter, H.J.T. & Verhoeven, R.L. (1993). A Taxonomic Account of Stomatostemma (Periplocaceae) South African Journal of Botany 59(1) Pages 52 - 55. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Botswana: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Flora of Malawi: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Flora of Mozambique: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Flora of Zambia: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Stomatostemma monteiroae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Stomatostemma monteiroae
African Plant Database: Stomatostemma monteiroae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Stomatostemma monteiroae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Stomatostemma monteiroae
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JSTOR Plant Science: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Plants of the World Online: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Tropicos: Stomatostemma monteiroae
Wikipedia: Stomatostemma monteiroae


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Stomatostemma monteiroae.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=145310, retrieved 19 March 2024

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