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Thilachium africanum
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Catapu Concession, Sofala.
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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no3, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road no3, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Thilachium verrucosum Klotzsch |
| Common names: | Cucumber-bush (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves simple or 3-foliolate, elliptic to obovate, up to 10 cm long, dark green, leathery, hairless; midrib sunken above, prominent below; apex round or notched with a hair-like tip; petiole up to 6 cm long, not grooved. Flowers in axillary or terminal few-flowered heads, without petals, stamens numerous, white to cream. Fruit cylindric-oblong, up to 6 cm long, distinctly longitudinally ribbed, indehiscent |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africanum: of Africa |
| Habitat: | Occurring in hot and dry open woodland and thickets. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, S Africa and Madagascar. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 31 January 2009 |
| Literature: |
Other sources of information about Thilachium africanum:
African Plant Database: Thilachium africanumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Thilachium africanum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Thilachium africanum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Thilachium africanum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Thilachium africanum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Thilachium africanum
JSTOR Plant Science: Thilachium africanum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Thilachium africanum
Tropicos: Thilachium africanum
West African Plants database: Thilachium africanum
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