PLANTAE / PHANEROGAMAE / ANTHOPHYTA / GENTIANALES / RUBIACEAE / CINCHONOIDEAE / VANGUERIEAE / VANGUERIA / VENOSA
Dwarf shrub, up to 500 mm tall. Leaves elliptic, 55 x 20 mm, glabrous. Cymes pedunculate, peduncles 5-8 mm long. Calyx lobes 5-6 mm long. Flowers yellow-green. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Pachystigma venosum Hochst.
Grassland. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY] As: Pachystigma venosum Hochst.
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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NC
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Absent
Indigenous
Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
Published in: Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 3: 14 (1865)
Pachystigma venosum Hochst.
Published in: Flora 25(1): 235 (1842)
Pachystigma cymosum Robyns
Published in: Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 11: 127 (1928)
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| igqulamntwana | Zulu | Pooley, ES. 1998. A field guide to wildflowers KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern region, 1 ed. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. |
Pachystigma venosum Hochst. |
| isivithogwane | Zulu | Pooley, ES. 1998. A field guide to wildflowers KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern region, 1 ed. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban. |
Pachystigma venosum Hochst. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Gentianales
FAMILY Rubiaceae
SUBFAMILY Cinchonoideae
TRIBE Vanguerieae
GENUS Vangueria
SPECIES venosa
63 results for Vangueria venosa (Hochst.) Sond.
Year
Barcode: PRE0145309-0 Collector(s) & number: Acocks, JPH, 13083 | 1946-10-14
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, 15.5 MI NE OF MTUBATUBA
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE1000709-0 Collector(s) & number: Burrows, JE, 12430 | 2011-12-1
South Africa, Limpopo, Abel Erasmus Pass, north slopes, Vodacom Tower above Ga-Sepeke.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145298-0 Collector(s) & number: Galpin, EE, 1109 | 1890-10-
South Africa, Mpumalanga, BARBERTON
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0468348-0 Collector(s) & number: Brown, CJ, 428 | 1976-1-16
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, LOUWSBURG DIST.; BIVANE RIVER; ITALA NAT. RES. CONFLUENCE PONGOLA AND BIVANE RIVERS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0867588-0 Collector(s) & number: Steyn, HM, 2186 | 2015-12-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mtunzini District. Amatigulu Nature Reserve; 4x4 trail.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0148636-0 Collector(s) & number: Steyn, HM, 2186 | 2015-12-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Mtunzini District. Amatigulu Nature Reserve; 4x4 trail.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0144986-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 3287 | 2008-11-21
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ilembe District Municipality Area. Ndwedwe Municipality Area. Mona, KwaNgongoma Village, IFafa Hill. Altitute: 1817ft.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0539166-0 Collector(s) & number: Barrett, SCH, 158 | 1969-11-13
Eswatini, LEBOMBO RANGE; TSHANENI; SLOPES OF MANAGA MT.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145302-0 Collector(s) & number: Rogers, FA, 21944 | 1918-11-
South Africa, Limpopo, PIETERSBURG DIST.; THE DOWNS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145303-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 1225 | 1952-11-8
South Africa, Mpumalanga, KRUGER NAT. PARK; PRETORIUSKOP; SEEKOEIGAT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0893817-0 Collector(s) & number: Burrows, JE, 12373 | 2011-12-12
South Africa, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Mpumalanga, Hazyview district, Bongani Hospital on Hazyview-Numbi gate road, on granite hill to left of hospital gates.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0869837-0 Collector(s) & number: Steyn, HM, 2067 | 2014-12-8
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Swadini Resort. Hippo hiking trail.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0892767-0 Collector(s) & number: McMurtry, DM, 11777 | 2004-3-22
South Africa, Mpumalanga, East of Barberton. South of Shiyalongubo Dam. Ugutugulo River Gorge.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0132946-1 Collector(s) & number: Styles, D, 2182 | 2005-1-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Spy hill on Beacon Hill, off Panorama Terrace, Wyebank. Inland of Durban.
General notes: Woody geoxylic suffretex not uncommon in open, rocky grassland, usually growing gregariously.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145307-0 Collector(s) & number: Haygarth, WJ, TRV 23181 | 1921-11-
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, GROUTVILLE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0704706-0 Collector(s) & number: Stalmans, M, 1435 | 1986-11-21
South Africa, Limpopo, LEKGALAMEETSE N. R.; BALLOON; HILL BEHIND HOUSE NO. 1. CONCAVE SLOPE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0704456-0 Collector(s) & number: Raal, P, 1155 | 1986-12-11
South Africa, Transvaal, BLYDE RIVER N. RES.; BELVEDERE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0468350-0 Collector(s) & number: Theron, GK, 3393 | 1976-1-19
South Africa, Mpumalanga, PILGRIMS REST DIST.; OHRIGSTAD DAM NAT. R; RANDJIE AGTER HUIS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0984669-0 Collector(s) & number: Burrows, JE, 12325 | 2011-10-14
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Drummond area. Monteseel. Cliffs along Otto's Bluff.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE1000710-0 Collector(s) & number: Burrows, JE, 12426 | 2011-12-1
South Africa, Limpopo, Abel Erasmus Pass, north slopes, Vodacom Tower above Ga-Sepeke.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145305-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 3940 | 1954-11-4
South Africa, Mpumalanga, KRUGER NAT. PARK; PRETORIUSKOP
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0706349-0 Collector(s) & number: Heath, LM, 530 | 1986-12-7
Eswatini, MALOLOTJA NAT. RES.; ON PATH UPPER MAJOLOMBA FALLS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145304-0 Collector(s) & number: Scheepers, JC, 1036 | 1960-10-25
South Africa, Limpopo, EASTERN CAPE; DUIWELSKLOOF; WESTFALIA ESTATE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF FIREBREAK JUST W OF EMINENCE E OF
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0863178-0 Collector(s) & number: Lotter, MC, 1589 | 2008-12-6
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Hermanburg farm; Vaalhoek Road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0128598-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 11676 | 1992-1-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast. Lake Nhlabane area. North Lake: Northern shores.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145311-0 Collector(s) & number: Flanagan, HG, 2536 | 1896-2-
South Africa, Eastern Cape, PORT ST. JOHNS; ISIMIKA
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0123045-0 Collector(s) & number: Nkoma, X, 001 | 1998-12-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Monteseel. Wildlife and Environment Society property.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0128633-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 11803 | 1992-1-29
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast. Inanda Mission Reserve 4579. Armstrong Hill: Nyonitwelenye Forest.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0135502-0 Collector(s) & number: Mthembu, LM, 4 | 2007-12-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ethekwini Municipality Area. Hillcrest. Springside Nature Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0121577-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 1588 | 1997-11-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, The Bluff, St. Geran Grove, C.200m from turnoff from Marine Drive.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0113891-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, R, 836 | 1992-1-6
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, KwaMbonambi, Langepan.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0115711-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 9650 | 1983-10-9
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, St. Licia System, Eastern Shores.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0111840-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, R, 424 | 1989-10-11
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Greytown. Canema, near Sever Oaks.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0137364-0 Collector(s) & number: Siebert, SJ, 2735 | 2004-11-11
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Empangeni, Felixton. KwaDlangezwa, University of Zululand Botanical Reserve.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0132946-2 Collector(s) & number: Styles, D, 2182 | 2005-1-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Spy hill on Beacon Hill, off Panorama Terrace, Wyebank. Inland of Durban.
General notes: Woody geoxylic suffretex not uncommon in open, rocky grassland, usually growing gregariously.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0130100-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 13279 | 1995-10-27
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Greater Durban Metropolitan Area. Hammarsdale Area. Hector (Eskom) Substation site.
General notes: Dwarf shrub, ca. 280mm tall; leaves relatively small. Vegetation type: grassland. Substrate: rocky soil. Soil type: silty sand. Rock: Natal Group Sandstone. Exposure: sun. Aspect: North East. Slope: moderate. Other: in shallow soil on weathered bedrock. Notes: common. Leaves eaten by indeterminated herbivore.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0130429-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 12832 | 1995-1-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Greater Durban Metropolitan Area. Hammarsdale area. Hector (ESKOM) Substation Site.
General notes: Dwarf shrub; rootstock strong, woody, large; below ground stem robust; above ground stems more slender, erect, to 500mm tall. Vegetation type: Open (degraded) grassland. Substrate: soil. Soil type: silty sand. Rock: Natal Group Sandstone. Exposure: sun. Aspect: North East. Slope: moderate. Other: Vegetation cover short. Notes: common.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0114285-0 Collector(s) & number: Dyer, RA, 4708 | 1946-1-18
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Grassveld 16 miles on Richmond Road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0104285-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 448 | 1987-11-27
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Matabetule Plateau. Inanda district.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0117534-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 737 | 1989-10-13
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Erect shrub with an underground stem.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0134256-0 Collector(s) & number: Mkhaliphi, S, 24 | 2006-12-6
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Municipality, on the hill facing KwaXimba Village about 40m from Old Main Road.
General notes: Biome: grassland. Vegetation type: rocky grassland. Habitat: hill slope. Substrate: soil. Moisture regime: well-drained. Soil type: clay. Lithology: sandstone. Exposure: full sun. Aspect: SW. Biotic effect: disturbed. Life form: herb. Plant features: the sepals and petals are green, petals with whitish threads inside it, attached inside it. Plant height: 30cm. They are abundant, they appear in clusters.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0747978-0 Collector(s) & number: Thorncroft, G, 1009 | 1918-2-
South Africa, Mpumalanga, BARBERTON
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0858058-0 Collector(s) & number: Zietsman, PC, 4403 | 2008-12-17
South Africa, Mpumalanga, Pilgrim's Rest 2, Magisterial District. Blyderivierspoort. Bourke's Luck.
General notes: Biotic effect: nature reserve. Scattered.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0704740-0 Collector(s) & number: Stalmans, M, 1199 | 1986-3-24
South Africa, Limpopo, LEKGALAMEETSE N. R.; THE DOWNS; ON ROAD TO LEDEINDA
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0828236-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 737 | 1989-10-13
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, New Hanover District: Ozwatini Plateau. Steep slope.
General notes: Det: A.M. Ngwenya
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145300-0 Collector(s) & number: Rogers, FA, 21944 | 1918-11-
South Africa, Limpopo, PIETERSBURG DIST.; THE DOWNS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0141292-0 Collector(s) & number: Styles, DGA, 5112 | 2015-1-14
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Old Cato Ridge airfield, inland of Durban.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0131598-0 Collector(s) & number: Styles, D, 2822 | 2005-11-19
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ozwatini Plateau, between Tongaat and Wartburg.
General notes: Forming colonies and locally. Open grassland - KwaZulu-Natal Sandstone Plateau Sourveld, as per Mucina & Rutherford; heavily grazed, but reportedly only since settlement adjacent in the last decade, and rather impoverished as a result. Biome: open grassland. Substrate: soil. Slope: Aspect: North West side of Ozwatini Plateau. Biotic effect: heavily grazed. Altitude: 800 - 900m a.s.l. Geology: Natal Group Sandstone.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0145301-0 Collector(s) & number: Rogers, FA, 18265 | 1915-11-
South Africa, Mpumalanga, BARBERTON
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0853641-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 13279 | 1995-10-27
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Greater Durban Metropolitan Area. Hammarsdale area. Hector (ESKOM) Substation Site.
General notes: Silty sand. In shallow soil on weathered bedrock. Natal Group Sandstone. Slope: moderate. Leaves eaten by indet. herbivore. Leaves relatively small.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0111419-0 Collector(s) & number: Williams, R, 543 | 1989-10-14
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Noodsberg, Newland Farm.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0150669-0 Collector(s) & number: Ngwenya, AM, 3287 | 2008-11-21
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ilembe District Municipality Area. Ndwedwe Muicipality Area. Mona. Kwanongoma. Ifafa Hill.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NH0128946-0 Collector(s) & number: Hutchings, A, 3684 | 1996-12-12
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, University of Zululand Campus Reserve.
General notes: Shrub to 300mm. Grows in grassland. Light yellow corolla, green below, falling early. Calyx darker green.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2005
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Phylogeny of the complex Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) genera Fadogia, Rytigynia, and Vangueria with close relatives and a new circumscription of Vangueria Lantz, H; Bremer, BPlant Systematics and Evolution 253(1/4)159-183
1997
SERIES
Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJStrelitzia 6: 1-681
National Botanical Institute, Pretoria
1928
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Tentamen monographieae Vangueriae generumque affinium Robyns, FHEAWBulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'Etat 11: 1-359
No results found for Vangueria venosa (Hochst.) Sond.
| Part(s) of plant used | Use(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Plant | Wizards: to keep them away Place a medicated pole of this tree across a gate. (Used by: Lobedu) | Watt, JM; Breyer-Brandwijk, MG. 1962. The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa: Being an account of their medicinal and other uses, chemical composition, pharmachological effects and toxicology in man and animal, 2nd ed. Livingstone, Edinburgh. [All rights reserved] |
| Wood | Protective medicine: to reveal The Lobedu also discourages the use of the wood for the fire as this reveals the protective medicines of the village to sorcerers. (Used by: Lobedu) | Watt, JM; Breyer-Brandwijk, MG. 1962. The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa: Being an account of their medicinal and other uses, chemical composition, pharmachological effects and toxicology in man and animal, 2nd ed. Livingstone, Edinburgh. [All rights reserved] |
| Unspecified | Animal proliferation - Cattle Is used of the ingredients of a "medicine". The wood is avoided, even as a fuel, as its use has the effect of increasing the number of male calves. (Used by: Kgatla) | Watt, JM; Breyer-Brandwijk, MG. 1962. The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa: Being an account of their medicinal and other uses, chemical composition, pharmachological effects and toxicology in man and animal, 2nd ed. Livingstone, Edinburgh. [All rights reserved] |
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