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Rourea orientalis
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Katombora, Zambezi
Photo: Helen Pickering
Zambian side of Victoria Falls: at the bottom of the boiling pot path, within the fenced area of the Falls
Photo: Helen Pickering
Zambian side of Victoria Falls: at the bottom of the boiling pot path, within the fenced area of the Falls
Photo: Helen Pickering
Zambian side of Victoria Falls: at the bottom of the boiling pot path, within the fenced area of the Falls
Photo: Helen Pickering
Bovu Island, Zambia
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| Synonyms: |
Byroscarpus orientalis (Baill.) Baker Byrsocarpus coccineus sensu auct. |
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| Common names: | Mudzimamuriro (S) Musunzi (S) Short-pod (E) | |
| Frequency: | ||
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
A scrambling shrub or small tree. Leaves imparipinnate with 8-16 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet, bright green above. Leaflets often typically folded downwards along the rhachis (see photos). Flowers in few-flowered axillary sprays, white to yellow, c. 2.5 cm in diameter, showy, lemon-scented, appearing before the new leaves. Fruit an ellipsoid capsule, reddish-brown when ripe, splitting along one side, revealing the seed in a bright orange-red pseudo-aril. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | orientalis: oriental, eastern | |
| Habitat: | In riverine thickets and on termite mounds in hot dry areas. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1600 m | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From the DRC and E Africa southwards to Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | NWCE | |
| Growth form: | sST | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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| Endemic status: | ||
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 30 August 2006 |
Other sources of information about Rourea orientalis:
Flora of Mozambique: Rourea orientalisBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Rourea orientalis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Rourea orientalis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Rourea orientalis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Rourea orientalis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Rourea orientalis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Rourea orientalis
West African Plants database: Rourea orientalis
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