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Xeroderris stuhlmannii
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By road from Sinamatella to Robins Camp, Hwange NP
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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Mana Pools, by main road to camp
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| Synonyms: |
Ostryoderris chevalieri (Dunn) Roberty Ostryoderris stuhlmannii (Taub.) Dunn ex Baker f. |
| Common names: | Muchemavanhu (Shona) Mudzugu (Shona) Mumwambizi (Shona) Muriravanhu (Shona) Murumanyama (Shona) Umthundulu (Ndebele) Wing pod (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium-sized to large spreading tree. Leaves crowded at the ends of branches, imparipinnate with c.15 subopposite or alternate leaflets; leaflets oblong to ovate, 5-13 cm, green, appearing folded upwards along the midrib; base asymmetric. Flowers in branched axillary and terminal sprays, white to greenish white. Pod 6-25 cm, thickened over the seeds, hairless, leathery, with a prominent winged rim. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | stuhlmannii: named after Franz Ernst Stuhlmann, one time Acting Governor of Tanganyika and an avid collector of plants |
| Habitat: | In hot and dry deciduous woodland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, south to Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| 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: | Thursday 1 March 2007 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Xeroderris stuhlmanniiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Xeroderris stuhlmannii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Xeroderris stuhlmannii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Xeroderris stuhlmannii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Xeroderris stuhlmannii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Xeroderris stuhlmannii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Xeroderris stuhlmannii
JSTOR Plant Science: Xeroderris stuhlmannii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Xeroderris stuhlmannii
Tropicos: Xeroderris stuhlmannii
West African Plants database: Xeroderris stuhlmannii
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