Pteleopsis pteleopsoides (Exell) Vollesen
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Kapako River
Oct 2014
Photo: Mike Bingham
Epicormic shoots
Kapako River
Oct 2014
Photo: Mike Bingham
Sprouts from roots
Kapako River
Oct 2014
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flower
Kapako River
Oct 1980
Photo: Mike Bingham
Flower
Kapako River
Oct 2014
Photo: Mike Bingham
Fruit
Kapako River
Oct 1980
Photo: Mike Bingham
Nsama
Oct 1958
Herb.spec. D.B.Fanshawe
Nsama
Oct 1958
Herb.spec. D.B.Fanshawe
Chilulu village, Chief Nsama
Dec 2002
Herb.spec. Mike Bingham
Kapako River
Oct 2014
Herb.spec. Mike Bingham
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Synonyms:
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Terminalia pteleopsoides Exell
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Common names:
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Munkubalala (Bemba)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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A small deciduous tree or shrub with zig-zag branching, Bark grey, shallowly furrowed. Branchlets with bark peeling in longitudinal strips. Leaves opposite or subopposite, mostly on short spur-shoots along the branches, sometimes on the trunk, and even on superficial roots. Inflorescences appearing with the new leaves, of subcapitate spikes borne on short spur-shoots. Fruit (4)5(6) winged. |
Type location:
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Notes:
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Conservation status: VU D2 Known from a few small populations. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Pteleopsoides:like Pteleopsis. Originally described as the Pteleopsis-like Terminalia, Vollesen subsequently transferred it to Pteleopsis. |
Habitat:
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Open woodland or scrub on acid clay soils. |
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Flowering time: | Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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Endemic to the lake basin of NE Zambia, Nchelenge and Nsama Districts. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Lp,N |
Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Endemic |
Red data list status:
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Vulnerable |
Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Monday 4 January 2016 |
Literature:
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Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 181.
Fanshawe, D.B. (). District vegetation reports Division of Forest Research, Kitwe (roneo).
Fanshawe, D.B. (1971). The Vegetation of Zambia. Division of Forest Research, Kitwe.
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-23
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2023).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Pteleopsis pteleopsoides. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=191490, retrieved 4 February 2023
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