Combretum pisoniiflorum Engl.
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Levasflor Concession.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Levasflor Concession.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along road to Mpawe Village,Coutada 12, Cheringoma
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Synonyms:
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Sheadendron molle Klotzsch Sheadendron pisoniiflorum Klotzsch
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Common names:
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Wingless combretum (English)
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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More or less climbing shrub, 2-4 m tall. Bark pealing in strips revealing cinnamon-brown underbark. Leaves opposite, usually c. 3 × 5 cm, slightly leathery, oblong-elliptic to ovate-elliptic, above becoming shiny and hairless when mature, more densely hairy and scaly below. Flowers in short axillary spikes, white to yellowish. Fruit c. 2.5 × 1.5 cm, 4-angled or slightly ridged, usually not winged, dehiscing along the angles. |
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Habitat:
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In Brachystegia woodland, and thickets, often on sandy soils. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique |
Malawi distribution:
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Content last updated: |
Saturday 19 May 2018 |
Literature:
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Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 677. (Includes a picture).
Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 145 - 146.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Malawi: Species information: Combretum pisoniiflorum. https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=179380, retrieved 25 March 2023
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