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Leucosidea sericea
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Rhodes Dam, Nyanga NP
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Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
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Owenwee Cottage, World's View, Nyanga
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Oldwood (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common in parts of the E Highlands (mainly the Nyanga area - see note below) |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Straggling shrub or small tree with greyish foliage. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate; leaflets obovate with coarsely toothed margins; lower surface grey-green, densely covered in silky hairs. Flowers in silky, dense terminal sprays, greenish. Fruit a cluster of small nuts enclosed in the persistent remnants of the calyx. |
| Notes: | Most common in the Nyanga area of the E Highlands but there are also specimens in SRGH from the Mutare area, Banti and the Himalayas and also further south from Chimanimani District. |
| Derivation of specific name: | sericea: with silky appressed hairs, sericeous |
| Habitat: | On slopes in montane grassland and along streams, where it may form dense stands. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1610 - 2400 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | As for the genus |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 1 January 2007 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 171. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 37. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 239. 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 70. Mendes, E.J. (1978). Rosaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 23 - 24. (Includes a picture). |
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