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Cryptosepalum maraviense
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Lumangwe falls; Nov 2010.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Mpika-Kasama, just North of Chambeshi Bridge; Oct 1996.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kalungwishi Bridge; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kalungwishi Bridge; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Miombo woodland; 80-mile dambo; Nov 2007.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Luwingu; Sep 2000.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Kakubi (Lunda) Mpandala (Bemba) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Suffrutex, to 40 cm, with annual stems arising from a thick woody rootstock. Leaves with 3-16 pairs of leaflets: leaflets oblong with an asymmetric base. Inflorescence a single terminal raceme. Bracteoles 5-15 mm, elliptic. Petal 1 (-3). Pod 2.5-5 cm, 1-2-seeded. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | Eight minor variants are recognised in miombo woodlands from Angola and Congo to Tanzania, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland, dambo. |
| Altitude range: | 450 - 1550 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Angola and DRC to Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,N,Mc,C,Lk |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 25 June 2013 |
| Literature: |
Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 36 - 37. (Includes a picture). Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 70 - 75. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 121. (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 253. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 213. |
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