Strophanthus eminii
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Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
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Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
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Kundabwika Falls
Jul 2013
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Kundabwika Falls
Jul 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
Habit
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
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Stem
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
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Leaves
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
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Flower
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Strophanthus stuhlmannii Pax Strophanthus wittei Staner |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small tree to 1-7 m tall, or scrambling shrub climbing to 10 m., deciduous, with white, yellow or clear latex. Inflorescences on leafless branches, 1-12 flowered; corolla lobes gradually narrowing into the pendulous tails; lobes (including the tails) 94-180 mm long. Follicles shaggy. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: |
Common names: Nyamwezi/Sukuma: mbele-bele, msungu-lula, muveri-veri, mwele-wele. Red data list status: Vulnerable VU D2 |
| Derivation of specific name: | eminii: Mehmet Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer) 1840-1892 |
| Habitat: | In miombo woodlans, often on rocky outcrops. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Jul-Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | DR Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Lp,N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 24 April 2017 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H. (2021). Apocynaceae, sous-familes I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique de Meise Pages 140 - 142. (Includes a picture). Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 472. Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 239 - 240. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 26. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 351. |
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