Bocconia arborea S. Watson

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden, Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare

Photo: Bart Wursten
Grounds of Rhodes Nyanga Hotel

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Notes:	In distinguishing between this species and the similar Bocconia frutescens, we have used the leaf characters in the key written by J. Cullen in volume IV of the European Garden Flora (Walters, S.M. et al. (eds) (1995)), which are as follows: Leaves long-tapered at the base, appearing to have a winged stalk ... arborea Leaves rounded or abruptly tapered at the base, stalk not appearing winged ... frutescens
Derivation of specific name:	arborea: tree-like
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Worldwide distribution:	Native of Central America
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 29. Walters, S.M. et al. (eds) (1995). The European Garden Flora. Vol. IV. Dicotyledons (Part II). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Page 117.

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