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| Synonyms: |
Entandrophragma stolzii Harms |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large evergreen tree, up to 60 m tall. Bole buttressed to a height of 4 m. Capsule cylindric, valves dehiscing from the base of the capsule. |
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| Habitat: | Montane forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern D.R. Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi. |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Mc |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 208. (Includes a picture). Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 18. White, F. & Styles, B.T. (1963). Meliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 292 - 293. |
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