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Entandrophragma delevoyi
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Chichele, Ndola; 1974.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Long since gone;
100 km W of Lusaka; Dec 1972.
Photo: Mike Bingham
1974.
Photo: Mike Bingham
May 1973.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, Ngumba Road
Oct 1972
Photo: Mike Bingham
Lusaka, Ngumba Road
Oct 1972
Photo: Mike Bingham
Sep 1972.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Picture: Suzanne Carter
Picture: Suzanne Carter
Picture: Suzanne Carter
Picture: Suzanne Carter
Picture: Suzanne Carter
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Mofu (Bemba) Mofu (Kaonde) Mofu (Lunda) Mofwe (Bemba) |
| Frequency: | Occasional to rare |
| Status: | Native and cultivated |
| Description: |
Semi-evergreen tree up to 35 m tall, the crown emerging above the surrounding forest; without or with slight buttresses at the base. Leaves glabrous, crowded at the ends of branches, pinnate, leaflets opposite. Capsule dark brown, cylindric, the valves dehiscing from the base of the capsule; seed attached to the valve by cottony threads, the wing free. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
| Notes: | Much of the dry-evergreen forest habitat has been destroyed and replaced by fire supporting woodland or scrub. Young plants are susceptible to the Mahogany Shoot Borer (Hypsipyla sp.) The caterpillars of the butterfly Charaxes brutus feed on the leaves. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Dry evergreen forest, especially on lake basin soils. |
| Altitude range: | 1000 - 1400 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep-Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Katanga Province of D.R. Congo, Tanzania and most of Zambia. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw,Cb,Lp,N,Mc,C,Lk,S |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 28 October 2014 |
| Literature: |
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 84. Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Pages 151 - 152. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 180. White, F. & Styles, B.T. (1963). Meliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 291 - 292. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Entandrophragma delevoyiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Entandrophragma delevoyi
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