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Vernicia fordii
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In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
In garden in Close off St Michael's Lane, Borrowdale, Harare
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Aleurites fordii Hemsl. |
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Tree, to 15 m with appressed golden-sericeous indumentum. Leaves: petiole long, to 25 cm; lamina broadly ovate, entire to 3-lobed, with 2 sessile discoid glands at the base of the lamina and one in each of the sinuses of the lobes. Inflorescences usually bisexual, broadly corymbose. Flowers appearing before the leaves. Male flowers: petals c.3 cm, clawed, white; staminal column to 2 cm. Female flowers similar to male but ovary sparingly pubescent. Fruit c. 3.5 × 4 cm, subspherical, apiculate, smooth or faintly lined. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | S China, Burma and N Vietnam; commonly cultivated in the tropics |
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| Growth form: | T |
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| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 20. |
Other sources of information about Vernicia fordii:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Vernicia fordii pageAfrican Plant Database: Vernicia fordii
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Vernicia fordii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Vernicia fordii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Vernicia fordii
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Vernicia fordii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Vernicia fordii
JSTOR Plant Science: Vernicia fordii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Vernicia fordii
Tropicos: Vernicia fordii
West African Plants database: Vernicia fordii
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