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Marquesia macroura
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Tenke Fungurume, Pumpi River, DRC; Aug 2011.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kitwe; Jun 1975.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Trillesanthus macrourus (Gilg) Sosef |
| Common names: | Musesye (Bemba) Muvuka (Lunda) |
| Frequency: | Frequent to locally dominant |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree up to 25 m. tall. Branchlets puberulous becoming glabrous. Lower surface of leaves with a short dense indumentum ; petiole more than 1 cm. long; basal gland elongated, linear or fusiform; fruits green-yellow. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | Widespread; not threatened. Insects:In April 2010 trees were defoliated by small caterpillars all the way from Kitwe to Ikelenge. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Higher rainfall miombo woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 1200 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, D.R. Congo, Tanzania. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 14 October 2014 |
| Literature: |
Duvigneaud, P. (1960-1). Dipterocarpaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 408 - 410. (Includes a picture). Fanshawe, D.B. (). District vegetation reports Division of Forest Research, Kitwe (roneo). Fanshawe, D.B. (1971). The Vegetation of Zambia. Division of Forest Research, Kitwe. Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 45. Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 62 - 63. (Includes a picture). Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Pages 261 - 262. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 258. |
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