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Leucosidea sericea
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Rhodes Dam, Nyanga NP
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Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
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Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
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| Common names: | Oldwood (E) | |
| Frequency: | Locally common in parts of the E Highlands (mainly the Nyanga area - see note below) | |
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Straggling shrub or small tree with greyish foliage. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate; leaflets obovate with coarsely toothed margins; lower surface grey-green, densely covered in silky hairs. Flowers in silky, dense terminal sprays, greenish. Fruit a cluster of small nuts enclosed in the persistent remnants of the calyx. | |
| Notes: | Most common in the Nyanga area of the E Highlands but there are also specimens in SRGH from the Mutare area, Banti and the Himalayas and also further south from Chimanimani District. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sericea: with silky appressed hairs, sericeous | |
| Habitat: | On slopes in montane grassland and along streams, where it may form dense stands. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1610 - 2400 m | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Dec | |
| Worldwide distribution: | As for the genus | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E | |
| Growth form: | ST | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
| Literature: | ||
| Endemic status: | ||
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Monday 1 January 2007 |
Other sources of information about Leucosidea sericea:
Flora of Mozambique: Leucosidea sericeaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Leucosidea sericea
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Leucosidea sericea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Leucosidea sericea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Leucosidea sericea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Leucosidea sericea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Leucosidea sericea
West African Plants database: Leucosidea sericea
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