Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen.

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Rd to Osborne Dam

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Domboshawa

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Mpinge Pass, Great Dyke

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Synonyms:	Lophostylis pallida Klotzsch
Common names:	Chipvufanana (Shona) Mufufu (Shona) Munyapunyapu (Shona) Munyazvirombo (Shona) Mutangeni (Shona) Umfufu (Ndebele) Violet tree (English)
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Deciduous shrub or small tree. Leaves alternate, oblong to narrowly elliptic, grey-green, margins entire. Flowers in terminal and axillary sprays on long stalks, pink and purple. The flowers are borne in great profusion when the leaves are still small, making a spectacular display. Fruit a small nut, bearing a single membranous wing.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	longipedunculata: with a long inflorescence stalk (peduncle)
Habitat:	In various types of woodland and wooded grassland.
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1600 m
Flowering time:	Oct - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Tropical Africa, just entering Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form:	ST
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Content last updated:	Thursday 20 December 2012
Literature:	Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 458 - 459. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 95. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 108 - 109. (Includes a picture). Exell, A.W. (1960). Polygalaceae FZ 1(1) Pages 305 - 306. (Includes a picture). Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 218 - 219. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 68. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 84. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, S Africa Pages 262 - 263. (Includes a picture). Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 136 - 137. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 210 - 211. (Includes a picture).

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Securidaca longipedunculata page
Flora of Mozambique: Securidaca longipedunculata
African Plant Database: Securidaca longipedunculata
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Securidaca longipedunculata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Securidaca longipedunculata
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Securidaca longipedunculata
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Securidaca longipedunculata
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Securidaca longipedunculata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Securidaca longipedunculata
JSTOR Plant Science: Securidaca longipedunculata
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Securidaca longipedunculata
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West African Plants database: Securidaca longipedunculata