Bombax rhodognaphalon K. Schum.
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Catapu, Sofala
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Catapu, Sofala
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Catapu, Sofala
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Catapu, Sofala
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Catapu, Sofala
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River below Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River below Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River below Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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River below Nharizengere Falls, northwestern Gorongosa National Park.
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Synonyms:
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Rhodognaphalon schumannianum A. Robyns sensu Coates Palgrave
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Common names:
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Fleece-fruit (English)
N'ghuza (Sena)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Medium-sized to large deciduous tree. Bark smooth, greenish yellow. Leaves spirally arranged at the ends of branches, digitate with 3-7 leaflets; leaflets oblong-elliptic, largest up to 2 × 2 cm; apex attenuate; margin entire. Flowers axillary, solitary or in 2-5 flowered clusters, large and striking, up to 18 cm in diameter, pale yellow to apricot with red stamens. Fruit an ovoid woody capsule, c. 6 cm long, dehiscent, splitting into 5 valves, revealing numerous brown seeds, embedded in a wool of reddish brown silky hairs. |
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Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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In dry open woodland. |
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Flowering time: | Jul - Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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Kenya and Tanzania southwards to Mozambique |
Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z,MS |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Thursday 28 September 2017 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 584. (Includes a picture).
Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & White, F. (1990). New and noteworthy plants from the evergreen forests of Malawi Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 60(1/2) Pages 75 - 76.
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 62.
Wild, H. (1961). Bombacaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 513 - 515. As var. rhodognaphalon and var. tomentosum (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-19
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2019).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Bombax rhodognaphalon. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=167500, retrieved 21 February 2019
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