Dalechampia capensis: Species complex?
Ob 1: -Primarily near-ground sprawler
-3rd lobe set mostly cryptic (leaves)
-Leaf lobes not depressed
Ob 2: -Primarily arboreal
-3rd lobe set mostly well-defined
-Ocassional die-back, with signs of altered growth along latter nodes
Ob 3: -Mixed Habit
-Leaf lobes depressed toward palm centre
-Many leaves with glossy leaf surface, elucid leaf veins with clear star formation
Changes explained entirely by shifting conditions from season to season, or..?
Observations
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What
Common Wildhop (Dalechampia capensis)Observer
anthonywaltonDescription
Deceptive woodland flower
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Wildhop (Dalechampia capensis)Observer
anthonywaltonDescription
Most leaves with very reduced lower lobes, trifoliate appearance
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Wildhop (Dalechampia capensis)Observer
anthonywaltonDescription
Many leaves with very feint to almost absent lower set of leaf lobes (appearing trfoliate).
Big spaces between leaf internodes.
Aerial climber.
Most seed set in female flower partitions.
Seasonal changes or species difference?
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