Combretum platypetalum Welw. ex M.A. Lawson
subsp. oatesii (Rolfe) Exell

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Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Headlands, nr Harare/Mutare Rd

Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Headlands, nr Harare/Mutare Rd

Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii

Picture: Bart Wursten
Borrowdale Common

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Synonyms: Combretum oatesii Rolfe
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Status: Native
Description:
A dwarf shrub with annual stems, typically less than 30 cm, growing from a woody rootstock. Leaves elliptic to obovate, glabrous; margin entire. Flowers in short racemes bright crimson. Fruits 4-winged pink to bright red when ripe.
Type location:
Zimbabwe
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: platypetalum: with broad petals; oatesii: named after Frank Oates (1840-1875), British naturalist and traveller who collected plants, birds and reptiles in Matabeleland.
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Flowering time:Aug - Oct
Worldwide distribution: DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N
Zambian distribution (Provinces): N
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Literature:

Baumann, G. (2005). Photographic Guide to Wildflowers of Malawi Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi Pages 54 - 55. (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 679. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9.

Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 151 - 153.

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 35.

Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 82, plates 110 & 111

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 47.

Shone, D.K. & Drummond, R.B. (1965). Poisonous Plants of Rhodesia Ministry of Agriculture, Rhodesia Pages 6 - 7. as Combretum oatesii (Includes a picture).

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 204.

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Flora of Botswana: Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii
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Flora of Malawi: Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii
Flora of Mozambique: Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii
Flora of Zimbabwe: Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Combretum platypetalum
African Plant Database: Combretum platypetalum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Combretum platypetalum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Combretum platypetalum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Combretum platypetalum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Combretum platypetalum
JSTOR Plant Science: Combretum platypetalum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Combretum platypetalum
Plants of the World Online: Combretum platypetalum
Tropicos: Combretum platypetalum
Wikipedia: Combretum platypetalum


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Combretum platypetalum subsp. oatesii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142030, retrieved 4 November 2024

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