Uvariastrum hexaloboides (R.E.Fr.) R.E.Fr.
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Kabompo Gorge, Kanyikezhi; Dec 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kabompo Gorge, Kanyikezhi; Dec 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kabompo Gorge, Kanyikezhi; Dec 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kitwe, Greystone Park. ; Oct 1978.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Cisofu (Bemba)
Kalendensyi (Kaonde)
Kalendensyi (Lunda)
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Frequency:
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Occasional |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Small tree, evergreen, 3.5‒13 m. tall; bark deeply fissured, flaking; young branches densely rusty pubescent; flowers solitary or in pairs, axillary, on both young and old branches; sepals densely brown-sericeous on both surfaces; petals cream, the outer whorl valvate, the inner imbricate in bud; fruiting carpels numerous, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, yellow becoming blackish-purple, edible. |
Type location:
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Zambia |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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hexaloboides : resembling Hexalobus |
Habitat:
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Miombo woodland. |
Altitude range: |
1200 - 1450 m |
Flowering time: | Nov |
Worldwide distribution:
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D.R.Congo, Katanga Province. |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,W,C |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C,W |
Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Near Endemic |
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: |
Wednesday 4 June 2014 |
Literature:
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Robson, N.K.B. (1960). Annonaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 113 - 114. (Includes a picture).
Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Pages 307 - 308. (Includes a picture).
White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 53.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-22
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2022).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Uvariastrum hexaloboides. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=192840, retrieved 17 August 2022
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