Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv.

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Hymenocardia ulmoides

Young fruit
Samfya
Dec 2005
Photo: Mike Bingham

Hymenocardia ulmoides

Katanga Province, DRC
Nov 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens

Hymenocardia ulmoides

Male flowers
Katanga Province, DRC
Apr 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens

Hymenocardia ulmoides

Katanga Province, DRC
Apr 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens

Hymenocardia ulmoides

Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens

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Synonyms: Hymenocardia capensis Hutch.
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Status: Native
Description:
Usually a small tree to medium-sized tree. Leaves alternate, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, broadly tapering, bright or dark green above, paler below with a few scattered gland dots and minute domatia in the axils of the veins; margins entire somewhat rolled under; petiole reddish. Flowers unisexual on different trees, male flowers, pinkish in small catkin-like spikes; female flowers solitary, green. Fruit sub-orbicular or heart-shaped, flat, almost completely surrounded by a wing, emarginate at the apex, rose-red, streaked with yellow or green.
Type location:
Tanzania
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: ulmoides: resembling an Elm tree (Ulmus sp).
Habitat: Lake shore dune, woodland, thicket
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Worldwide distribution: Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; widespread in central and southern Africa.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,Lp
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Content last updated: Tuesday 2 August 2016
Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 413. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32.

Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 251.

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 42.

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 114 - 115. (Includes a picture).

Siebert, S. & Mössmer, M. (Editors) (2002). SABONET Southern Mozambique Expedition 2001; Provisional Plant Checklist of the Maputo Elephant Reserve (MER) and Licuati Forest Reserve (LFR) SABONET News 7(1) Page 25.

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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Hymenocardia ulmoides
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Hymenocardia ulmoides.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=134530, retrieved 29 March 2024

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