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Helinus integrifolius

Botanic Family

Rhamnaceae

Author

(Lamarck) Kuntze

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Botswana
• Congo
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Somalia
• Cape Provinces
• Free State
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Yemen
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• forest edge
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Jan-Mar (Zimbabwe)

Fruiting Times

• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Aug
• Sep

Delicate woody glabrous climber with axillary or terminal umbels of pale yellow flowers, petals to 1.8mm long, spirally twisted tendrils, glabrous obovoid green fruits with red stripes to dark brown or black to 7mm long, 6mm diameter, leaves 50mm diameter, glabrous above silky hairy beneath

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• Fzim
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA