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Synadenium kirkii
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Photo: Rob Burrett
National Botanic Garden, Harare.
Photo: Rob Burrett
National Botanic Garden, Harare.
Photo: Rob Burrett
National Botanic Garden, Harare.
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| Synonyms: |
Synadenium gazense N.E. Br. Synadenium grantii sensu N.E. Br. |
| Common names: | Northern dead-man's tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree with fleshy stems and branches. Milky latex present. Leaves spirally arranged, crowded near the ends of branches, c. 11-18 cm long, thick and fleshy, green, often tinged purple-red, more or less broadly obovate, subsessile, pubescent on the basal part and the margins above, more densely so below; midrib prominent below. Flowers in sub-umbellate axillary and terminal heads, yellowish-green, unisexual on the same tree. Fruit acutely lobed, c. 6.5 mm, pale brown, thinly pubescent, dehiscent. |
| Notes: | See Synadenium cameronii for comparison, which is best distinguished by the leaves being entirely hairless. |
| Derivation of specific name: | kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858 |
| Habitat: | In mixed deciduous woodland, often on rocky outcrops. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 45 - 1000 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
| Growth form(s): | Climber, 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: | Thursday 29 January 2009 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 472. (Includes a picture). Carter, S. & Leach, L.C. (2001). Euphorbiaceae: subfamily Euphorbioideae: tribe Euphorbieae Flora Zambesiaca 9(5) Pages 437 - 438. 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. |
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