Buchnerodendron lasiocalyx (Oliv.) Gilg
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado.
Photo: Warren McCleland
Namacubi Forest, Quiterajo
Photo: Warren McCleland
Namacubi Forest, Quiterajo
Photo: Warren McCleland
Namacubi Forest, Quiterajo
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Synonyms:
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Oncoba lasiocalyx Oliv.
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Common names:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Small shrub usually less than 1.5 m tall with stiffly erect branches. Leaves broadly ovate-oblong to obovate, 5-17 cm long, hairy on both surfaces, cordate at the base, midrib and veins very prominent beneath; margin serrate; petiole up to 7 cm long, golden hairy. Stipules linear-lanceolate, c. 1cm long, yellowish-hairy. Flowers in 3-8-flowered axillary heads, bisexual, white. Petals 8-12, obovate-oblong, c. 2 cm long, hairy on the back; margins wavy. Stamens very numerous. Fruit a globose capsule up to 4.5 cm in diameter, covered in spiny bristles up to 2 cm long, splitting into 3 valves. Seeds with a dark brown aril. |
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Habitat:
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Usually in shady places in dense woodland or evergreen scrub. |
Altitude range: |
Up to 450 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Feb |
Worldwide distribution:
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Tanzania and Mozambique. |
Mozambique distribution:
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N,Z |
Growth form(s):
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Shrub under 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Content last updated: |
Sunday 24 June 2018 |
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 632. (Includes a picture).
Wild, H. (1960). Flacourtiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 267 - 268. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Buchnerodendron lasiocalyx. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=175750, retrieved 25 March 2023
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