Combretum celastroides Welw. ex M.A. Lawson
subsp. laxiflorum (Welw. ex M.A. Lawson) Exell
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Mwinilunga –Manyinga road
Jan 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ntambu
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ntambu
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Synonyms:
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Combretum butayei De Wild.
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Common names:
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Muswaswa (Lunda)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Differences from subsp. celastroides: a small to medium-sized tree, occasionally scandent or climbing; leaves nearly glabrous; tufts of hairs in the axils of lateral nerves absent or rare; scales on leaves usually reddish; flowers larger; petiole up to 20 mm long, rather stout. |
Type location:
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Angola |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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Cryptosepalum forest, riverine forest, miombo and Kalahari woodland, termite mounds. |
Altitude range: |
1000 - 1500 m |
Flowering time: | Dec |
Worldwide distribution:
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Zambia, Angola, D.C. Congo, Tanzania |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Lower Risk - least concern |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Friday 29 September 2017 |
Literature:
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Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 105 - 106. (Includes a picture).
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-21
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2021).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Combretum celastroides subsp. laxiflorum. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=191410, retrieved 2 March 2021
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