Dorstenia zambesiaca Hijman

zambesiaca: of the Zambezi region

Herb with a creeping rhizome. Aerial stem up to 15 mm, with very short internodes. Leaves spirally arranged, ± in a rosette. Petiole 3-5 cm long, Lamina 2-5 × 3 - 5.5 cm, ovate to ± circular with 5-6 pairs of lateral veins; apex rounded and base cordate. Inflorescences solitary, 3-5 mm in diameter, borne on a peduncle. Receptacle broadly funnel-shaped, circular to stellate in outline. Appendages borne in 1 row; primary 3-5, spathulate; secondary linear to subspathulate, much shorter than the primary. Male flowers crowded: perianth lobes 3; stamens 3. Female flowers: perianth conical; stigmas 2.

Confined to central Mozambique in the general area of Inhamitanga, Caia and Lacerdonia