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Androstachys johnsonii
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Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Lebombo ironwood (English) Musimbiti (Shona) Simbi-tree (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium-sized, evergreen tree. Bark distinctive and rough; young branchlets densely covered in whitish, woolly hairs. Leaves opposite with pairs clearly set at right angles, ovate to heart-shaped, green to blue-green above, covered in dense white woolly hairs below; margin entire. Flowers axillary, unisexual on different trees. Male flowers yellow with a long staminal column; female flowers yellow borne at the end of a long, white, hairy stalk. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule, yellow to reddish-brown. |
| Notes: | The wood is extremely hard and durable and the straight stems of younger trees are often used for building huts. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | On rocky outcrops and hillsides in deciduous woodland, often forming dense stands. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E,S |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 21 March 2006 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Androstachys johnsoniiAfrican Plant Database: Androstachys johnsonii
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Androstachys johnsonii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Androstachys johnsonii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Androstachys johnsonii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Androstachys johnsonii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Androstachys johnsonii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Androstachys johnsonii
JSTOR Plant Science: Androstachys johnsonii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Androstachys johnsonii
Tropicos: Androstachys johnsonii
West African Plants database: Androstachys johnsonii
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