Homalanthus populifolius Graham

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Homalanthus populifolius

Photo: Mark Hyde
Guys Cliff Rd, Borrowdale

Homalanthus populifolius

Photo: Mark Hyde
Guys Cliff Rd, Borrowdale

Homalanthus populifolius

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Homalanthus populifolius

Photo: Bart Wursten
Road from Mt Selinda to Espungabera border post

Homalanthus populifolius

Photo: Mark Hyde
De Villiers Road, New Alexandra Park

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Synonyms:
Common names: Bleeding-heart tree (English) Queensland poplar (English) Umbrella tree (English)
Frequency: Local
Status: Introduced
Description:
Glabrous tree, 2-4 m. Stipules caducous, leaving prominent scars. Leaves: petiole 3-9 cm, reddish; glands small, sessile; lamina 4-14 × 2-10 cm, ovate-rhombic to ovate-triangular, green above, glaucous beneath, turning red with age; apex acuminate; margin entire. Inflorescences 6-12 cm; bracts 1 mm, broadly ovate. Fruit 8-9 mm, dull green or grey-green ± smooth. Seeds smooth.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: populifolius: leaves resembling a poplar (Populus sp.)
Habitat: Commonly planted in gardens and sometimes escaping in disturbed places and along stream banks and in riverine vegetation; a most frequent and convincing escape in the E Highlands.
Altitude range: (metres) 1480 - 1710 m
Flowering time:Sep - Nov
Worldwide distribution: Papua New Guinea and N and E Australia.
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
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Images last updated: Saturday 23 September 2006
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Homalanthus populifolius

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Homalanthus populifolius
African Plant Database: Homalanthus populifolius
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Homalanthus populifolius
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Homalanthus populifolius
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Homalanthus populifolius
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iNaturalist: Homalanthus populifolius
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Homalanthus populifolius
JSTOR Plant Science: Homalanthus populifolius
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Homalanthus populifolius
Plants of the World Online: Homalanthus populifolius
Tropicos: Homalanthus populifolius
Wikipedia: Homalanthus populifolius


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Homalanthus populifolius.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=135710, retrieved 19 March 2024

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