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Combretum pisoniiflorum
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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: |
Sheadendron molle Klotzsch Sheadendron pisoniiflorum Klotzsch |
| Common names: | Wingless combretum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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: | In Brachystegia woodland, and thickets, often on sandy soils. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Tanzania and Mozambique |
| Malawi distribution: | S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 19 May 2018 |
| Literature: |
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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