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Synonyms: |
Aporrhiza nitida Gilg |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | Very locally common |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Medium-sized tree. Bark grey-brown or grey-green, smooth or somewhat fissured; young branchlets rusty hairy. Leaves alternate, paripinnate, with 2-4 pairs of oblong-elliptic leaflets, up to c. 18 × 7 cm, somewhat leathery, hairless above, velvety below, particularly on the main veins, up to 36 × 16 cm, oblong-elliptic or elliptic; margin entire. Flowers small, creamy-white, in large terminal branched heads, up to 40 × 20 cm, unisexual in the same inflorescence. Fruit a flattened capsule c. 2 × 2.5 cm, with a distinct rim, velvety, splitting with the valves curling backwards. Seeds c. 1.3 cm long, brownish-black, with a red aril. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | paniculata: with a branched inflorescence or panicle. |
Habitat: | In riverine forest, swamp forest or moist evergreen forest. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Oct |
Worldwide distribution: | Benin, Nigeria, Gabon, CAR, DRC (Katanga), Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Tuesday 11 September 2012 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 530. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. As Aporrhiza nitida Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 653. as Aporrhiza nitida 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 107. as Aporrhiza nitida Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 256. As Aporrhiza nitida Exell, A.W. (1966). Sapindaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 514 - 515. as Aporrhiza nitida (Includes a picture). Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 176. as Aporrhiza nitida 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 76. as Aporrhiza nitida Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 95. as Aporrhiza nitida Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 173. 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 75. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 525 - 527. (Includes a picture). |
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