Heteropyxis dehniae Suess.

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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo

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By path to Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Chisurudza (Shona) Inkiza ye ntaba (Ndebele) Lavender tree (English) Mubanda (Shona) Mutandavarombo (Shona) Nyakanebve (Shona)
Frequency:	Common in suitable habitats
Status:	Native
Description:	Tree to 20 m. Bark distinctive, ± smooth, pale grey, sometimes almost white, with pale yellowish-brown patches where outer bark has fallen off. Leaves: petiole to 2.5 cm; lamina (3-)6-14 × (1-)2-4(-5) cm, usually broadly lanceolate, sometimes ovate, gland-dotted and with domatia, ± pubescent when young, glabrescent; base attenuate; apex acute. Cymes paniculate, male panicles larger than female; rhachis of inflorescence and pedicels usually densely pubescent. Male flowers: petals 2 × 2 mm, subcircular. Female flowers: style to 2.5 mm, stigma papillose, reddish. Capsule 3-4 × 2-2.5 mm, ellipsoid, gland-dotted. Outer seeds 2-3 × 0.5 mm.
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Habitat:	Among rocks on kopjes and hillsides
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Dec - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Images last updated:	Saturday 1 October 2016
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 180. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 703. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 31. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 172 - 173. (Includes a picture). Fernandes, A. (1978). Heteropyxidaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 212 - 215. (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 54. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 57. as Heteropyxis ruto-rhamnoides (nom. nud. for H. natalensis)

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