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Pterocarpus rotundifolius
polyanthus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Cavalo, Gorongosa NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Cavalo, Gorongosa NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Cavalo, Gorongosa NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
Road to Cavalo, Gorongosa NP
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Round-leaved bloodwood (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium sized deciduous tree. Bark variable, smooth to rough, fissured or flaking, grey to brown. Leaves imparipinnate with up to 10 pairs of more or less opposite leaflets and a terminal leaflet; leaflets ovate, elliptic to almost round, 3.5-7 cm long, dark green above, much paler below, finely hairy; apex rounded or notched. Flowers in dense axillary and terminal sprays, golden-yellow. Fruit a flattened pod, oval to subcircular, 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, single-seeded, surrounded by a thick membranous wing. |
| Notes: | Note: subsp. polyanthus is distinguished by the yellowish hairs on the leaflets and indistinct lateral veins. |
| Derivation of specific name: | rotundifolius: round-leaved; polyanthus: many-flowered |
| Habitat: | Occurring in wooded grassland and woodland. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | SW Kenya, Tanzania, DRC (Katanga), Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS |
| 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 14 August 2010 |
| Literature: |
Other sources of information about Pterocarpus rotundifolius:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Pterocarpus rotundifolius
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Pterocarpus rotundifolius
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Pterocarpus rotundifolius
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Pterocarpus rotundifolius
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pterocarpus rotundifolius
JSTOR Plant Science: Pterocarpus rotundifolius
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Pterocarpus rotundifolius
Tropicos: Pterocarpus rotundifolius
West African Plants database: Pterocarpus rotundifolius
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