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Synonyms: |
Monotes caloneurus Gilg. Monotes dawei H.H.Bancr. Monotes elegans Gilg. Monotes hypoleucus var. caloneurus (Gilg) Meerts Monotes hypoleucus sensu Eyles Monotes schmitzii P.A.Duvign Monotes tomentellus Hutch. |
Common names: | Inyunya (Ndebele) Muaraara (Shona) Mubaravashava (Shona) Munhete (Shona) Munyunya (Shona) Murasha (Shona) Mushava (Shona) Muwara (Shona) Pink-fruited monotes (English) |
Frequency: | Frequent |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small to medium sized tree. The leaves are distinctly bicoloured, dark green above and silvery-grey beneath. Flowers in short axillary heads, yellowish; stamens and anthers forming a triangular appendage. Fruit winged by the enlarged calyx lobes, pink to red when young, drying to pale brown. |
Notes: | The leaves resemble those of Parinari curatellifolia but differ in the presence of the extra-floral nectary at the base of the lamina. |
Derivation of specific name: | engleri: named after Dr Prof Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1844-1930), German Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Berlin, who initiated extensive botanical exploration in Africa. |
Habitat: | In sandy open woodland. |
Altitude range: (metres) | 1100 - 1580 m |
Flowering time: | Nov - Mar (May) |
Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Friday 8 September 2006 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 621. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 162 - 164. Monotes tomentellus (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 8. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. Duvigneaud, P. (1960-1). Dipterocarpaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 418 - 420. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1967). The influence of copper content of the soil on trees and shrubs of Molly South Hill, Mangula Kirkia 6(1) Pages 63 - 84. 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 39. |
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