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Kiggelaria africana
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Seldomseen, Vumba
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Seldomseen, Vumba
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mumboza (Shona) Pink-wood (English) Wild peach (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium-sized tree. Leaves spirally arranged, oblong-elliptic, dark green above, much paler, bluish-green or yellow-green beneath; margin entire or obscurely toothed. Flowers pale yellow to greenish, axillary, unisexual, sexes on different trees. Female flowers solitary; male flowers in sparsely branched heads. Fruit a spherical capsule, greyish yellow-green, rough and tuberculate on the outside, splitting into 5 valves, revealing black seeds in a sticky orange-red coating. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | In evergreen forest, wooded ravines and in montane grasslands, often among rocks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| 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 25 July 2006 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Kiggelaria africanaAfrican Plant Database: Kiggelaria africana
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Kiggelaria africana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Kiggelaria africana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Kiggelaria africana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Kiggelaria africana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Kiggelaria africana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Kiggelaria africana
JSTOR Plant Science: Kiggelaria africana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Kiggelaria africana
Tropicos: Kiggelaria africana
West African Plants database: Kiggelaria africana
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