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Turraea zambesica
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Island 1, Katombora, Zambezi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Island 1, Katombora, Zambezi
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Zambezi honeysuckle tree (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small, slender tree. Leaves elliptic, entire. Flowers with a distinct staminal tube, in few-flowered axillary clusters, creamy-white, turning yellow with age. Fruit a thinly woody capsule |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In riverine woodland and thicket. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | (Apr) Jul - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Confined to the Zambezi Valley and its tributaries. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Pseudaphelia apollinaris (Apollo moth) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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Flora of Mozambique: Turraea zambesicaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Turraea zambesica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Turraea zambesica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Turraea zambesica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Turraea zambesica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Turraea zambesica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Turraea zambesica
JSTOR Plant Science: Turraea zambesica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Turraea zambesica
Tropicos: Turraea zambesica
West African Plants database: Turraea zambesica
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