Psorospermum baumii
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Riverine forest margin;
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Riverine forest margin;
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Habit
Riparian island forest fringe
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves
Riparian island forest fringe
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Riparian island forest fringe
Kalumbila District
Nov 2025
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Katunya (Luvale) |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A small tree or shrub, much branched; petioles 3-8 mm. long; leaves chartaceous, narrowly cuneate or acuminate at base; reticulation inconspicuous. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | The localities of a number of Rogers’ collections given as Livingstone are doubtful, and need to be confirmed. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Riverine forest margins. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa (DRC Katanga; Zambia; Angola). |
| FZ divisions: | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,E,C,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 31 March 2026 |
| Literature: |
Robson, N.K.B. (1961). Guttiferae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 389 - 390. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 257. |
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