Xylotheca tettensis (Klotzsch) Gilg
var. macrophylla (Klotzsch) Wild

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Along road from entrance gate near Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.

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Junction road no1 and no2, Gorongosa National Park.

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Along road from entrance gate near Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park.

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Chitengo Camp, Gorongosa National Park.

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Tree numbered trail, Catapu Concession, Sofala.

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Lower slopes Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.

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Synonyms:	Oncoba macrophylla (Klotzsch) Warb. Oncoba tettensis Klotzsch var. macrophylla (Klotzsch) Hul & Breteler Xylotheca macrophylla (Klotzsch) Sleumer
Common names:	Ncanacana (Sena) Nchenamadzi (Sena) Northern african dog-rose (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves spirally arranged or clustered on dwarf spur-branchlets, obovate to broadly oblong, up to 10 cm, both surfaces with our without fine hairs; base almost square to slightly lobed; margin entire, wavy. Flowers axillary, solitary or in few-flowered clusters, large, 5-10 cm in diameter, white with a mass of yellow stamens. Fruit an ovoid, woody capsule, 3-4 cm in diameter, splitting into 8 valves, revealing numerous brown seeds in a golden to red pulp.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	tettensis: of Tete in Mozambique, macrophylla: large-leaved
Habitat:	In open woodland.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Aug - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution:	N,Z,T,MS
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:	Acraea oncaea (Food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Saturday 19 December 2015
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 633. As Xylotheca tettensis (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 261. 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 53. Under Flacourtiaceae Wild, H. (1960). Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 273 - 275. (Includes a picture).

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