Brachylaena discolor
discolor
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Ocean Drive, Ballito, KZN, South Africa.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Ocean Drive, Ballito, KZN, South Africa.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Ocean Drive, Ballito, KZN, South Africa.
Photo: Mark Hyde
Ocean Drive, Ballito, KZN, South Africa.
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| Synonyms: |
Brachylaena natalensis Sch. Bip. |
| Common names: | Coastal silver-oak (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub or tree usually 4-10 m tall. Leaves: petiole more than 5 mm long; lamina 5-12 × 1.3-5 cm, oblanceolate to obovate, dark green above, densely white-hairy beneath; margin entire or obscurely toothed. Inflorescences offence terminal panicles or short raceme-like panicles. Phyllaries acute, extending down the peduncle. Florets dull yellow, without rays. Achenes 3-4 mm long, c. 8-ribbed, sparsely puberulous, crowned with barbed setae, 4-5 mm long. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | discolor: not of the same colour, referring to the upper and lower leaf surfaces. |
| Habitat: | Dune and coastal habitats, river mouths and mangrove margins. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jul-Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini. |
| FZ divisions: | GI,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 27 August 2023 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 1021. As Brachylaena discolor (Includes a picture). Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 5 - 7. As Brachylaena discolor (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 31. as Brachylaena discolor Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 24. |
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