Anthocleista grandiflora Gilg

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Anthocleista grandiflora

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Trail to Mt Binga near Nhamadzi river crossing, Lower Chimanimani Mts

Anthocleista grandiflora

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Slopes above Garuzo Motel, Mt Garuzo, Manica

Anthocleista grandiflora

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest

Anthocleista grandiflora

Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Tava Marsh, Moribane Forest

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Synonyms: Anthocleista zambesiaca Baker
Common names: Big-leaf (English) Forest big-leaf (English) Forest fever tree (English) Tobacco tree (English)
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Tall straight-stemmed evergreen tree. Leaves very large, clustered near the ends of branches, obovate-oblong, stiff and leathery. Flowers in terminal branched clusters, trumpet-shaped with reflexed petals, creamy-white with a greenish tube. Sepals 5-8 mm long, green, rounded. Corolla white with 11-13 lobes. Stamens as many as the corolla lobes, equal, with short filaments. Fruit fleshy, near-spherical, smooth.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: grandiflora: large flowered
Habitat: In riverine forest and along forest margins, often in swampy places.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Sep - Jan
Worldwide distribution: East Africa southwards to northern South Africa and the Comores.
Mozambique distribution: N,Z,MS,GI
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Content last updated: Wednesday 10 December 2008
Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 23.

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 176. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 787. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6.

Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 541.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 19.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 268.

Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. (1983). Loganiaceae (inc. Buddlejaceae) Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Page 329.

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 58. Under Loganiaceae

Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 66. as Anthocleista zambesiaca

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 116.

Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74.

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 92.

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Flora of Caprivi: Anthocleista grandiflora
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Anthocleista grandiflora
Flora of Malawi: Anthocleista grandiflora
Flora of Zambia: Anthocleista grandiflora
Flora of Zimbabwe: Anthocleista grandiflora
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Anthocleista grandiflora

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Anthocleista grandiflora
African Plant Database: Anthocleista grandiflora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Anthocleista grandiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Anthocleista grandiflora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Anthocleista grandiflora
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Anthocleista grandiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Anthocleista grandiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Anthocleista grandiflora
Plants of the World Online: Anthocleista grandiflora
Tropicos: Anthocleista grandiflora
Wikipedia: Anthocleista grandiflora


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: Anthocleista grandiflora.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144460, retrieved 19 March 2024

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