Heteropyxis dehniae Suess.

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Domboshawa

Synonyms:
Common names:	Lavender tree (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Tree to 20 m. Bark distinctive, ± smooth, pale grey, sometimes almost white, with pale yellowish-brown patches where outer bark has fallen off. Leaves: petiole to 2.5 cm; lamina (3-)6-14 × (1-)2-4(-5) cm, usually broadly lanceolate, sometimes ovate, gland-dotted and with domatia, ± pubescent when young, glabrescent; base attenuate; apex acute. Cymes paniculate, male panicles larger than female; rhachis of inflorescence and pedicels usually densely pubescent. Male flowers: petals 2 × 2 mm, subcircular. Female flowers: style to 2.5 mm, stigma papillose, reddish. Capsule 3-4 × 2-2.5 mm, ellipsoid, gland-dotted. Outer seeds 2-3 × 0.5 mm.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Among rocks on kopjes and hillsides
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Dec - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and S Africa
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,MS
Growth form:	ST
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 172 - 173. (Includes a picture).

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