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Spirostachys africana
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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park
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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Excoecaria africana (Sond.) Müll. |
| Common names: | n'cuniti (Sena) Tamboti (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium-sized deciduous tree with a rounded crown. Bark dark grey to blackish, rough, cracking in rectangular pieces; milky latex present. Leaves spirally arranged, elliptic to ovate, up to 7 cm long, dull green, hairless or slightly hairy; base with 2 small glands at the junction with the petiole; margins shallowly crenate. Flowers unisexual on the same tree, in catkin like spikes, deep red. Fruit 3-lobed, c. 6 × 13 mm, yellowish, dehiscent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | In deciduous woodland, often along rivers and streams. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 1350 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,M |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 21 April 2012 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 469. As Spirostachys africanus (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 253. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 313 - 315. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 58. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 38. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Spirostachys africanaAfrican Plant Database: Spirostachys africana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Spirostachys africana
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Spirostachys africana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Spirostachys africana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Spirostachys africana
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Spirostachys africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Spirostachys africana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Spirostachys africana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Spirostachys africana
The Plant List (version 1.1): Spirostachys africana
Tropicos: Spirostachys africana
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