Tristellateia africana
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Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Near Chidenguele, between Quissico and Xai-xai
Photo: David Gwynne-Evans
Near Chidenguele, between Quissico and Xai-xai
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| Status: | Native |
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Liane to 5 m long. Leaves: lamina ovate to broadly elliptic, hairless when mature; petiole with a pair of glands near apex. Inflorescence 5-12 cm long, a many-flowered raceme. Flowers c. 2.5 cm in diameter. Petals yellow, ± oblong, unguiculate; apex rounded; base cordate to ± sagittate. Filaments yellow or red; anthers yellow to orange. Fruit a samara, the lateral wing divided into 6 usually minutely dentate lobes. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | africana: of Africa |
| Habitat: | In sandy soils near the sea-shore or in coastal thickets or on coral rocks. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique |
| FZ divisions: | N,GI |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 31 August 2010 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 390. (Includes a picture). Launert, E. (1963). Malpighiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 113 - 114. (Includes a picture). |
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