Craibia brevicaudata (Vatke) Dunn
subsp. baptistarum (Büttner) J.B. Gillett

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Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Jill Wylie's Nature Sanctuary, lower Vumba

Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Jill Wylie's Nature Sanctuary, lower Vumba

Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below Bunga Views, Vumba

Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below Bunga Views, Vumba

Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum

Photo: Bart Wursten
Castleburn Forest, Vumba

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Synonyms: Craibia baptistarum (Büttner) Dunn
Lonchocarpus crassifolius Harms
Millettia baptistarum Büttner
Schefflerodendron gazensis Baker f.
Common names: Chitsarara (Shona) Craibia (English) Mountain ironwood (English) Mushabvu (Shona)
Frequency: Locally common
Status: Native
Description:
Medium to large evergreen tree. Leaves imparipinnate with 5-7 alternate leaflets; leaflets dark green, leathery, almost without hairs, tapering at the apex. Petiole with a distinct swelling. Flowers in compact racemes, white, greenish in the centre, very showy when in full flower. Pods flat, creamy-grey, splitting explosively to eject red-brown seeds.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: brevicaudata: short-tailed
Habitat: In montane evergreen forest, often as one of the dominant species.
Altitude range: (metres) 850 - 1800 m
Flowering time:Sep - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution: C,E
Growth form(s): Tree.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species: Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron (Food plant)
Euryphura achlys (Food plant)
Coeliades libeon (Food plant)
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Images last updated: Friday 6 July 2012
Literature:

Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Pages 89 - 91.

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 155. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 288. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16.

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 379. (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 66.

Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 18. As Craibia brevicaudata

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 217.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 245.

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 46.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 57.

Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 23.

Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 96.

Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 74.

Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 454 - 455. (Includes a picture).

Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 530 - 531. (Includes a picture).

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 433.

White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 322 - 324. (Includes a picture).

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 94.


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Flora of Malawi: Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum

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Wikipedia: Craibia brevicaudata


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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Craibia brevicaudata subsp. baptistarum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130130, retrieved 10 December 2024

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