Newtonia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Torre
var. hildebrandtii
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park
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Synonyms:
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Piptadenia hidebrandtii Vatke
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Common names:
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Lebombo wattle (English)
Lowveld newtonia (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Large deciduous tree. Leaves with 4-7 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 6-19 pairs per pinna, linear-oblong, hairless or nearly so; rhachis with glands between each pair of pinnae. Flowers in axillary spikes up to 9 cm long, creamy-white. Pods up to 30 cm long, flat, wine-red when mature, splitting on one side and opening out flat. Seeds up to 6 cm long surrounded by a reddish-brown papery wing. |
Notes:
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See var. pubescens for comparison. |
Derivation of specific name:
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hildebrandtii: named after J.M. Hildebrandt (1847-1881), German Botanist and collector in East Africa and Madagascar. |
Habitat:
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In sandforest and woodland, usually near rivers on deep sandy soils. |
Altitude range: (metres) |
Up to 600 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
Worldwide distribution:
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From Kenya southwards to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Sunday 17 August 2014 |
Literature:
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Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 29 - 30. (Includes a picture).
Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 216.
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Newtonia hildebrandtii
Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-18
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2018).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Newtonia hildebrandtii var. hildebrandtii. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126410, retrieved 25 April 2018
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