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Synonyms: | |
Common names: | Mudansefu (Lunda) Mufundansofu (Bemba) Mujansefu (Tonga: Zambia) Mukole (Bemba) |
Frequency: | Widespread |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Shrub or small tree, occasionally climbing; bark on trunk corky, branches glabrous. Leaves opposite or subopposite, glabrous. Inflorescence an axillary fascicle (2)3(4)-flowered. Fruit a drupe with the sclerified pericarp extended into the persistent calyx tube. |
Type location: |
DRC |
Notes: | |
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Habitat: | Miombo woodland, thicket patches. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D. R. Congo |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,N,C |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Wednesday 21 September 2016 |
Literature: |
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 89 - 90. (Includes a picture). Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 24 - 25. (Includes a picture). White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. |
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