''Dalechampia capensis'' is a species of shrub. It is known by the common names inzula or wild hop.
It is native to
Botswana
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,
South Africa
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,
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
,
Eswatini,
Tanzania
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, and
Zambia
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.
The species is eaten by larval ''
Byblia ilithyia
''Byblia ilithyia'', the spotted joker or joker, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in parts of Africa and Asia.
Description
Wet-season form in Asia
The male has the upperwings of a deep rich orange. The forewing has the costa broadl ...
'' and ''
Eurytela dryope
''Eurytela dryope'', the golden piper, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, found in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian peninsula and Madagascar.
Description
Wingspan: 40–50 mm in males and 45–55 mm in females. The male and f ...
''.
References
Plukenetieae
Flora of Southern Africa
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