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Hexalobus monopetalus[Agg]
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Umvumvumvu Gorge
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| Synonyms: |
Hexalobus glabrescens Hutch. & Dalz. ex Burtt Davy Hexalobus senegalensis A. DC. |
| Common names: | Baboons' breakfast (English) Muhodzongwa (Shona) Mukorongwa (Shona) Mukwingiziri (Shona) Munyani (Shona) Mupodzongo (Shona) Mupodzongwa (Shona) Musakama (Shona) Shakama plum (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Deciduous shrub or small tree. Leaves alternate, held in one plane, oblong-elliptic to obovate with variously covered in short reddish hairs on the undersurface, sometimes only along the midrib. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils with long slender, twisted petals, usually opening only when the tree is leafless. Fruit in 1-3 cylindric segments, sparsely covered in short hairs, red when ripe, edible. |
| Notes: | The two varieties, var. monopetalus and var. obovatus are treated separately. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In hot dry woodland and scrub, on rocky hillsides and in riverine thickets. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 870 - 1360 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Graphium antheus (Large striped swordtail) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 32 - 33. (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 56 - 57. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Hexalobus monopetalus
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