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Guibourtia coleosperma
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Entrance road to Hwange Main Camp
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Entrance road to Hwange Main Camp
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Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
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By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.
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Bembesi Forest Land, by main road from Hwange to Bulawayo
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Bembesi Forest Land, by main road from Hwange to Bulawayo
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| Synonyms: |
Copaifera coleosperma Benth. |
| Common names: | Large false mopane (English) Umtshibi (Ndebele) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium to large, almost evergreen, tree, to 20 m. Bark very characteristic, pinkish-cream with flaking patches of dark brown to black. The dark patches are often very extensive in older trees, giving them a burnt look. Leaves 2-foliolate; leaflets broadly sickle-shaped, 3-10 cm long, very asymmetric, glossy green above, paler below, hairless; apex acuminate. Flowers in lax terminal heads, creamy-white, c. 1 cm in diameter. Fruit a broad, woody pod, only 2-3 cm long, dark brown, splitting on one side only, partially releasing a single brown seed with a bright red aril, which is still attached to the pod by a narrow stalk. |
| Notes: | Note: the seeds and arils are eaten and have saved the lives of people in times of famine. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Occurring almost exclusively on Kalahari sand in open woodland and dry forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 750 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, southern DRC, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
| Growth form: | T |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 22 July 2007 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. and Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae FZ 3(2) Pages 44 - 46. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 318. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 378 - 379. (Includes a picture). Wild, H., Biegel, H.M. & Mavi, S. (1972). A Rhodesian Botanical Dictionary of African and English Plant Names Ministry of Agriculture Page 177. |
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