Erythroxylum zambesiacum N. Robson
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Island 4, Katombora Is, Zambia
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Island 4, Katombora Is, Zambia
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Island 4, Katombora Is, Zambia
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Tiger Bay, Lake Kariba
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Tiger Bay, Lake Kariba
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Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.
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Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.
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Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.
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Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.
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Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park.
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Mutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza
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Mutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza
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Mutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza
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Mutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza
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Mutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza
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Mutoya Lodge, Kalimbeza
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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road
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Zambezi National Park
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Shrub or small tree. Bark smooth and grey. Branches pendulous. Leaves obovate to oblong, thinly textured, pale green, veining prominent; stipules triangular, persistent. Flowers solitary or in small groups, axillary, white to yellowish, inconspicuous. Fruit a cylindric drupe, bright shiny red when ripe. |
Type location:
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Zimbabwe |
Notes:
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This species is confined to the Zambezi Valley area and should be listed as a near endemic. Both species of
Erythroxylum have the distinctive flattened branchlets described under the genus.
E. zambesiacum is readily
confused in leaf with Flueggea virosa, but it is often a tree (Flueggea usually a shrub), its branches are often pendulous (Flueggea not pendulous) and it occurs only in the Zambezi Valley
(Flueggea occurs throughout the flora area). Once familiar, the distinctive flattened branchlets of E. zambesiacum also serve to distinguish this species from Flueggea. The fruits of the two species are of course quite
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Derivation of specific name:
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zambesiacum: of the Zambezi region |
Habitat:
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In dry woodland, on rocky hillsides and in riverine fringes. |
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Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia, Zimbabwe, northern Botswana and Caprivi-Namibia. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 246.
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 248.
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 40.
Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Erythroxylaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 104 - 108. (Includes a picture).
Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 55.
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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: Erythroxylum zambesiacum. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=132930, retrieved 26 April 2024
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