Cussonia corbisieri
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Lusaka, Protea Hill Farm
Dec 1996
Photo: Mike Bingham
Habit
Degraded miombo woodland
Solwezi District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Degraded miombo woodland
Solwezi District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded miombo woodland
Solwezi District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit
Degraded miombo woodland
Chililabombwe District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Degraded miombo woodland
Chililabombwe District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Degraded miombo woodland
Chililabombwe District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: |
Cussonia quarrei De Wild. |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A robust suffrutex arising from a woody subterranean rhizomatous rootstock, the whole plant less than 1 m tall. Leaves palmate (rarely subdigitate). Petiole up to 60 cm long, arising directly from the crown of the rootstock, subglabrous to fairly densely pubescent with crisped hairs. Lamina up to 30 × 30 cm, chartaceous to subcoriaceous, very densely covered with crisped hairs when young, especially on the veins; indumentum appearing much sparser on the mature leaf owing to expansion of the lamina. Lobes (5)6(7), obovate, apex acute to long-acuminate; margin crenate-serrate to rather irregularly serrate-dentate. Spikes at first very crowded, but elongating and becoming less dense at the fruiting stage, up to 60 cm long. Inflorescence a group of spikes similar to those of C. arborea arising directly from the crown of the rootstock. Flowers sessile, with narrowly linear, pubescent floral bracts. Stylopodium well developed, conical, c. 2 mm long, stigmatic surfaces free for only a very short distance. Fruit ovoid, slightly ribbed, 8–10 × 6–8 mm. |
| Type location: |
DRC |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and wooded grassland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2000 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Burundi and Zambia |
| FZ divisions: | B,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,E,C,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | 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: | Tuesday 17 February 2026 |
| Literature: |
Bamps, P. (1974). Contribution à l'étude des Araliacées africaines Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 44(1/2) Pages 109 - 110. Bamps, P. (1974). Araliaceae Flore d' Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique Pages 10 - 11. (Includes a picture). Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Araliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 629. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 55. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 27. |
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