Globimetula rubripes
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Kasama-Luwingu Road., Kasama Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Miombo woodland
Kasama-Luwingu Road., Kasama Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves
Miombo woodland
Kasama-Luwingu Road., Kasama Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasama-Luwingu Road., Kasama Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Kasama-Luwingu Road., Kasama Distr.
Aug 2022
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Twigs terete or elliptic in section, glabrous or scurfy on youngest parts; bark grey, rarely powdery; leaves opposite or subopposite; petiole 5–30 mm long; lamina leathery or slightly fleshy, glaucous, 4–10 × 2–7.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, elliptic or ovate, bluntly pointed, narrowly to broadly cuneate and slightly decurrent at base; umbels 1–3 in axils and at older leafless nodes; peduncle (2)5–35 mm long, sometimes with few aborted buds below the umbel; pedicels 3–9(18), (2)3–5 mm long; bract cup 0.5–1 mm long, with a triangular or bifid limb 0.5–1.5 mm long; corolla red or pink at base, white or grey above, the apical swelling darkening in ripe buds, lobes green or whitish inside, 2.5–4.5 cm long; apical swelling 2.5–3 mm across, obovoid, ± truncate, pentagonal, slightly reduplicate; basal swelling (3)4–6 × (2.5)3.5–4 mm, ellipsoid; inner anther thecae 2–4 mm long; outer ones 0.5–2.5 mm long; stigma 1.2–1.5 mm across, peltate; berry glaucous and turning dull purple, 10–12 × 9–10 mm, obovoid-globose, slightly verruculose. |
| Type location: |
Tanzania |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rubripes: red, referring to the flowers |
| Habitat: | Higher rainfall miombo woodland and adjoining riverine associations around the southern end of Lake Tanganyika and the northern end of Lake Malawi. Generally on Brachystegia or other legumes. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 650 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC and Tanzania south through Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
| FZ divisions: | N |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | N |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 24 October 2022 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 201. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 170 - 172. (Includes a picture). |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Globimetula rubripesAfrican Plant Database: Globimetula rubripes
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Globimetula rubripes
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Globimetula rubripes
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Globimetula rubripes
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iNaturalist: Globimetula rubripes
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Globimetula rubripes
JSTOR Plant Science: Globimetula rubripes
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Globimetula rubripes
Plants of the World Online: Globimetula rubripes
Tropicos: Globimetula rubripes
Wikipedia: Globimetula rubripes