Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Ormocarpum zambesianum
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National Botanic Gardens, Harare
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National Botanic Gardens, Harare
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| Common names: | Zambezi caterpillar-pod (English) |
| Description: | Small shrub up to 2(-4) m. Leaves single or in tufts; leaflets 9-13, 5-12 × 3-6 mm, obovate to oblong, sparsely hairy or glabrous, not black-dotted; margin flat; venation beneath usually drying blackish. Inflorescence a raceme, 1-2-flowered. Corolla persistent; rose-salmon; petals with dark veins when dry. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Victoria Falls area of Zimbabwe and the Tete district in Mozambique |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Image last updated: | Sunday 12 October 2008 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 323. (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 50. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Page 57. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ormocarpum zambesianumAfrican Plant Database: Ormocarpum zambesianum
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ormocarpum zambesianum
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