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Berlinianche aethiopica
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Photo: Darrel Plowes
Christmas Pass, Mutare
Photo: Darrel Plowes
Christmas Pass, Mutare
Photo: Darrel Plowes
Christmas Pass, Mutare
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
By game fence, Mukuvisi Woodland
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
By game fence, Mukuvisi Woodland
Photo: Mark Hyde
Botanic Gardens adjacent to Sandringham Drive
Photo: Shaun Lightfoot
c. 15 km E of Makuti
Photo: Shaun Lightfoot
c. 15 km E of Makuti
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| Synonyms: |
Pilostyles aethiopica Welw. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small internal parasites. The vegetative parts are very much reduced and the only visible parts are the flowers, which push through the bark of the smaller branches on the host tree. Flowers unisexual, small, c. 2-2.5 mm in diameter, usually in large clusters, deep red, short-lived and quickly turning brown, leaving only the crustaceous bracts. The male flowers have a shiny, white hair crown at the top of their central column, whereas female flowers do not, making it possible to sex flowers by eye. Fruit a small spherical berry. |
| Notes: | More specifically, most of the host species in Zimbabwe are either Brachystegia spiciformis or Julbernardia globiflora. We have one record (by Shaun Lightfoot near Makuti) of the species occurring on Brachystegia boehmii. |
| Derivation of specific name: | aethiopica: of Ethiopia, a historic name for large parts of Africa. |
| Habitat: | Mainly parasitic upon species of Brachystegia and Julbernardia. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1680 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| 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: | Sunday 7 May 2006 |
| Literature: |
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 69. Stannard, B.L. (1997). Rafflesiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 14 - 16. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Malawi: Berlinianche aethiopicaFlora of Mozambique: Berlinianche aethiopica
Flora of Zambia: Berlinianche aethiopica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Berlinianche aethiopicaAfrican Plant Database: Berlinianche aethiopica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Berlinianche aethiopica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Berlinianche aethiopica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Berlinianche aethiopica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Berlinianche aethiopica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Berlinianche aethiopica
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Berlinianche aethiopica
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Berlinianche aethiopica
JSTOR Plant Science: Berlinianche aethiopica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Berlinianche aethiopica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Berlinianche aethiopica
Plants of the World Online: Berlinianche aethiopica
Tropicos: Berlinianche aethiopica
Wikipedia: Berlinianche aethiopica
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