Psorospermum baumii Engl.
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Riverine forest margin;
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Riverine forest margin;
Ntumbachusi falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Katunya (Luvale)
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Frequency:
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Locally common |
Status:
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Native |
Description:
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A small tree or shrub, much branched; petioles 3-8 mm. long; leaves chartaceous, narrowly cuneate or acuminate at base; reticulation inconspicuous. |
Type location:
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Angola |
Notes:
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The localities of a number of Rogers’ collections given as Livingstone are doubtful, and need to be confirmed. |
Derivation of specific name:
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Habitat:
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Riverine forest margins. |
Altitude range: |
1000 - 1500 m |
Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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West Africa; East Africa; South-central Africa (DRC Katanga; Zambia; Angola). |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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B,N,W,C,E,S |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,E,C,Lk,S,W |
Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Lower Risk - near threatened |
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 20 January 2014 |
Literature:
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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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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-21
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2021).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Psorospermum baumii. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=193770, retrieved 25 February 2021
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