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Elephantorrhiza goetzei[Agg]
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Domboshawa
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Christon Bank
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Near carpark, Christon Bank
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Near carpark, Christon Bank
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By road to Lake Chivero RP
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By road to Lake Chivero RP
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By road to Lake Chivero RP
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By road to Lake Chivero RP
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| Synonyms: |
Elephantorrhiza rubescens Gibbs Piptadenia goetzei Harms |
| Common names: | Intolwane (Ndebele) Mugudzuru (Shona) Narrow-pod elephant root (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Deciduous shrub, rarely a small tree, 1-4 m tall. Leaves bipinnate with up to 40 pairs of pinnae, each with up to 48 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets up to 12 mm long, hairless, midrib starting to one side but somewhat central at the pointed apex. Flowers in axillary spikes, normally appearing before the new leaves, creamy-yellow, often tinged reddish with conspicuous stamens. Pod up to 45 cm long, more or less cylindric, breaking away from the persistent margins. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | goetzei: after Walter Goetze (1872-1899), German naturalist, explorer, photographer and collector of botanical and zoological specimens in Tanzania. |
| Habitat: | In woodland and scrub, often in rocky places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Tanzania to Mpumalanga, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 21 October 2011 |
| Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 58 - 59. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 45. as subsp. goetzei and subsp. lata Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 17. as Piptadenia goetzii |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Elephantorrhiza goetzei
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