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Sclerocroton cf. armatus
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Sapium armatum Pax & K. Hoffm. Sapium integerrimum (Hochst.) J.Léonard |
| Common names: | Tallow tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Very similar to S. integerrimus. Small tree, 4.5 - 7.5 m tall. Branches pendulous. Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, larger than S. integerrimus, up to 14 × 6 cm; apex acuminate; margin crenate-serrate; glands on the lamina sparingly and irregularly arranged towards the margin and mot necessarily at the base. Petiole 4-8 mm long. Inflorescences of spikes borne on lateral branches, consisting entirely of male flowers or with 1-2 female flowers at the base. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule, somewhat larger than S. integerrimus, up to 2.5 × 2 cm. |
| Notes: | This taxon is what was called Sapium armatum Pax & K. Hoffm. in FZ 9(4), p. 232. It may have been sunk under Sclerocroton integerrimus, but for the time being is kept separate. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In submontane woodland and wooded grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 910 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Sevenia boisduvali boisduvali (Food plant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 24 June 2012 |
| Literature: |
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 521. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 253. As Sapium integerrimum 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 43. As Sapium armatum Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 323 - 324. |
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