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Uvariastrum hexaloboides
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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
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Cisofu (Bemba) Kalendensyi (Kaonde) Kalendensyi (Lunda) |
| Frequency: | Occasional |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | hexaloboides : resembling Hexalobus |
| Habitat: | Miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 1200 - 1450 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | D.R.Congo, Katanga Province. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C,W |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 4 June 2014 |
| Literature: |
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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Uvariastrum hexaloboidesBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Uvariastrum hexaloboides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Uvariastrum hexaloboides
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Flora Zambesiaca web site: Uvariastrum hexaloboides
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Kew Herbarium catalogue: Uvariastrum hexaloboides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Uvariastrum hexaloboides
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