Cathormion altissimum
altissimum
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Puta, Luao River
Aug 1989
Photo: Mike Bingham
Puta, Luao River
Aug 1989
Photo: Mike Bingham
Puta, Luao River
Aug 1989
Photo: Mike Bingham
Katanga Province, DRC;
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
Photo: Bart Wursten
Yalikina (Itindi), southern bank of the Congo River, Northwest of Isangi
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| Synonyms: |
Albizia altissima Hook. f. var. altissima Arthrosamanea altissima (Hook.f.) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique Feuilleea altissima (Hook.f.) Kuntze Inga altissima (Hook.f.) Roberty Pithecellobium altissimum (Hook.f.) Oliv. |
| Common names: | Musepa (Bemba) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, to 35 m. high elsewhere, sometimes with blunt spines on water shoots; leaves with a gland near the base of the petiole; pinnae 5-7 pairs; leaflets 11-22 pairs, except the lowermost leaflet unpaired, stalks densely brown pubescent; inflorescence of round heads of white flowers; pod lobed along one or both margins. |
| Type location: |
Ghana and Nigeria |
| Notes: | The indigenous climbing rattan palm Calamus deeratus is closely associated with this species on the Luao R. The rattan has been unsustainable harvested in the past for weaving furniture. |
| Derivation of specific name: | altissimum: tallest. |
| Habitat: | Riverine forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 800 - 950 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Senegal to South Sudan and South to Mozambique, Zambia and Angola. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 19 October 2016 |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 136 - 138. as Cathormion altissimum (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 352 - 353. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 113. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 55. as Albizia altissima White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 91. as Cathormion altissimum |
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