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Synonyms: |
Pterocarpus sericeus Benth. |
Common names: | Muchirara (Shona) Mumbungu (Shona) Mumhungu (Shona) Munungu (Shona) Mupungu (Shona) Round-leaved bloodwood (English) Umdlandlovu (Ndebele) |
Frequency: | Common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Medium sized deciduous tree. Bark variable, smooth to rough, fissured or flaking, grey to brown. Leaves imparipinnate with 3-7 leaflets; leaflets ovate, elliptic to almost round, 3.5-7 cm, dark green above, much paler below, finely hairy; apex rounded or notched. Flowers in dense axillary and terminal sprays, golden-yellow. Fruit a flattened pod, oval to subcircular, 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter, single-seeded, surrounded by a thick membranous wing. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | rotundifolius: round-leaved |
Habitat: | In woodland and wooded grassland |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1160 - 1600 m |
Flowering time: | Sep - Dec |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | Abantis venosa (Larval foodplant) |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 11 March 2007 |
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 58 - 59. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 331. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 46. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 334 - 337. as Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 46. as Pterocarpus rotundifolius Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 241. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 225. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 246. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 94 - 95. (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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 71. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Pages 26 - 27. as Pterocarpus sericeus (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 102. |
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