Dichapetalum zambesianum Torre

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Dichapetalum zambesianum

Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Catapu, Sofala

Dichapetalum zambesianum

Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Catapu, Sofala

Dichapetalum zambesianum

Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Catapu, Sofala

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Status: Native
Description:
Shrub, sometimes somewhat scandent. Leaves alternate, oblong-elliptic, 7-15 cm long, stiff and leathery, hairless, 7-9 pairs of lateral veins prominent below. Flowers in many-flowered axillary heads, white. Fruit subspherical, c. 2 cm long, densely covered in short whitish hairs.
Notes: Note: the specimen above may represent the first record of this species South of the Zambezi River.
Derivation of specific name: zambesianum: of the Zambezi
Habitat: Occurring in deciduous woodland.
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Worldwide distribution: Mozambique only
Mozambique distribution: N,Z
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Endemic status: End
Red data list status: VU
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Content last updated: Thursday 3 February 2011
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Other sources of information about Dichapetalum zambesianum:

African Plant Database: Dichapetalum zambesianum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Dichapetalum zambesianum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Dichapetalum zambesianum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Dichapetalum zambesianum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Dichapetalum zambesianum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dichapetalum zambesianum
JSTOR Plant Science: Dichapetalum zambesianum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Dichapetalum zambesianum
Tropicos: Dichapetalum zambesianum
West African Plants database: Dichapetalum zambesianum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Dichapetalum zambesianum.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=179170, retrieved 19 June 2013

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