Pink Wortclub
Commicarpus pentandrus
Among pasture plants near Lake Elementeita, Kenya. December 2015.
VINE-LIKE: Leafy, herbaceous stems scramble up through and over other plants reaching two or more meters in length.
FLOWERS: The flowers are arranged in umbels of five to twelve or more flowers. The flowers are dark to bright pink and tubular.
LEAVES: The opposite leaves are elliptic and have impressed veins. The stem where they attach is slightly enlarged.
RANGE: Several species of wortclub are distributed across different habitats in Kenya.
FRUIT: The club-shaped fruits have wort-like projections on the distal third - these can produce sticky material that will adhere to clothing or animals. Several seeds inside each dry capsule.
UNARMED.