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Rhigozum zambesiacum
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Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mopane rhigozum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or multi-stemmed small tree up to c. 3 m tall. Branches rigid, armed with short spines. Leaves in clusters on short lateral branchlets or on the spines, imparipinnate with 2-5 pairs of small obovate leaflets and a terminal leaflet, 5-9 mm long; rhachis winged; margin entire. Flowers appearing with the leaves, showy, golden yellow, c. 3.5 cm in diameter, petals wrinkled along the edges, solitary or in few-flowered clusters among the leaves. Fruit a flattened slender capsule, c. 7 × 1.5 cm, pale brown with a sharply pointed tip, dehiscent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zambesiacum: of the Zambezi region |
| Habitat: | In dry scrub, mopane woodland and on rocky outcrops and hillsides. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | 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 Rhigozum zambesiacum:
African Plant Database: Rhigozum zambesiacumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Rhigozum zambesiacum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Rhigozum zambesiacum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Rhigozum zambesiacum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rhigozum zambesiacum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rhigozum zambesiacum
JSTOR Plant Science: Rhigozum zambesiacum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rhigozum zambesiacum
Tropicos: Rhigozum zambesiacum
West African Plants database: Rhigozum zambesiacum
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