Faurea rubriflora Marner

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Mt Tsetsera

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In upper reaches of Nhamadzi basin, before getting to the plateau of the Muvumodzi headwaters, Chimanimani Mts

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Valley below Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts

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Synonyms:	Faurea forficuliflora auct. non Baker Faurea racemosa auct. non Farmar
Common names:	Manica beechwood (English) Red-flowered beechwood (English)
Frequency:	Locally frequent
Status:	Native
Description:	Large tree up to 25 m tall. Bark grey to pale brown, shallowly to deeply fissured, depending on exposure to fires. Leaves oblanceolate-oblong, often drooping, 6.5-12.5cm long, leathery, glossy green, hairless; margin entire but wavy; petiole up to 2 cm long, pink to red. Inflorescence a sturdy spike, 15-25 cm long. Flowers wine red to bright crimsom, turning silvery hairy when fruiting.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	rubriflora: with red flowers
Habitat:	In and on the margins of montane forest.
Altitude range:	1300 - 2130 m
Flowering time:	Mar - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Restricted to the montane forests of the border mountains of Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	MS
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Endemic status:	Near Endemic
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Sunday 8 June 2014
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 100. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. As Faurea forticuliflora Chisumpa, S.M., Brummitt, R.K. & Marner, S. (2006). Proteaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 55 - 56. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 161. Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 92. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 235. As Faurea forficuliflora Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 69. Marner, S.K. (1989). New an noteworthy species of Faure (Proteaceae) from the evergreen forests of Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique 59(3/4) Pages 429 - 430. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 97.

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