Trichilia capitata Klotzsch

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Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

Trichilia capitata

Photo: Warren McCleland
Pande, Inhassoro District.

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Synonyms:
Common names: N'ghonamadjziwa (Sena) Small natal mahogany (English)
Frequency: Locally frequent
Status: Native
Description:
Scrambling shrub or small tree. Leaves imparipinnate with 4-6 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet; leaflets opposite or alternate, ovate to elliptic, mostly c. 7 × 3 cm, rather dull green and finely velvety above, more densely so below, base asymmetric; margins entire. Flowers in short and dense, stalked axillary heads, white to yellowish, small. Fruit a spherical woody capsule, pale green, c. 1.5 cm in diameter, splitting into 3 valves, revealing black seeds, in a dull dark red aril.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: capitata: in the form of a head, capitate
Habitat: Along streambanks in deciduous woodland and thicket.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Jan - Apr
Worldwide distribution: Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,T,MS,GI
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
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Content last updated: Thursday 18 August 2016
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 384. (Includes a picture).

De Wilde, J.J.F.E. (1968). A Revision of the species of Trichilia P. Browne (Meliaceae) on the African continent Mededelingen Landbouw Hogeschool, Wageningen 68-2 Laboratory of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography, Agricultural University, Wageningen Pages 17 - 23. (Includes a picture).

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 250.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 62.

White, F. & Styles, B.T. (1963). Meliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 302 - 304. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Malawi: Trichilia capitata
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Trichilia capitata
African Plant Database: Trichilia capitata
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Trichilia capitata
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Trichilia capitata.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133550, retrieved 29 March 2024

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