Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv.
Images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma, Mozambique
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma, Mozambique
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma, Mozambique
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne Just off the Zimbabwe-Beira road, just outside Chimoio
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne Just off the Zimbabwe-Beira road, just outside Chimoio
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne Just off the Zimbabwe-Beira road, just outside Chimoio
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
Pleuroridgea zanguebarica (Oliv.) Van Tiegh.
Common names:
Brackenridgea (English)
Frequency:
Status:
Native
Description:
Shrub or small deciduous tree. Bark very rough and corky, dark grey to black with bright yellow pigment, revealed when damaged. Leaves elliptic to obovate, 4-5 cm, glossy dark green above paler and dull green below, hairless, lateral veins fine and numerous at 45 degrees to the midrib; margin with very fine, gland-tipped teeth. Flowers in terminal, 2-4-flowered clusters, white to cream or pink, similar to Ochna flowers, showy but very short-lived. Fruit 1-3 small ovoid drupes, surrounded by the crimson, elongated, persistent calyx.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:
zanguebarica : of Zanzibar
Habitat:
In deciduous woodland.
Altitude range: (metres)
Up to 1220 m
Flowering time:
Oct - Nov
Worldwide distribution:
Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution:
E
Growth form:
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:
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Brackenridgea zanguebarica EOL (Encyclopedia of Life):
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Brackenridgea zanguebarica West African Plants database :
Brackenridgea zanguebarica
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P.
(2013) .
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Brackenridgea zanguebarica. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=140330, retrieved 20 June 2013
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