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Maprounea africana
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Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Levasflor, Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Levasflor, Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique.
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| Synonyms: |
Excoecaria magenjensis Sim Maprounea obtusa Pax Maprounea vaccinioides Pax |
| Common names: | Magic nut (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small deciduous tree. Bark very rough and corky, grey to blackish, sometimes but not always with milky sap. Leaves alternate, ovate to lanceolate-elliptic, 2-8 cm long, thinly leathery, bronze-red when young and before falling, bright green above, bluish below, lateral veins yellow; margin entire. Flowers in short dense, almost ball-shaped spikes, yellowish, unisexual in the same inflorescence. Fruit 3-lobed, c. 10 mm in diameter, red to brown. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | Occurring in open woodland, riverine fringes, often on sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria to Tanzania and South to Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 31 August 2008 |
| Literature: |
Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 60 - 61. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Maprounea africana:
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Maprounea africana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Maprounea africana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Maprounea africana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Maprounea africana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Maprounea africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Maprounea africana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Maprounea africana
Tropicos: Maprounea africana
West African Plants database: Maprounea africana
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