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Gyrocarpus americanus
africanus
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Propeller tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender, deciduous tree. Bark smooth, grey, often bleaching to a silvery-white on the sunny side. Leaves spirally arranged, crowded near the ends of branches, up to c. 15 × 12 cm, more or less deeply 3-lobed, dark green above, paler greyish below, finely velvety on both surfaces, markedly 3-veined from the base; veins yellowish; petiole up to 9 cm long. Flowers in compact heads, yellowish-green, with an unpleasant smell. Fruit a woody nut with 2 long thin wings, aiding wind dispersal. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | americanus: American; the species was originally collected and described from Colombia; africanus: African. |
| Habitat: | In hot, dry areas, often on rocky ridges and hillsides. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Mar - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | (this subsp.) Angola, Eritrea, Namibia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Limpopo, South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | T,MS,GI |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 31 January 2009 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 142. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 29. Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 219. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 193 - 195. as Gyrocarpus americanus (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 90. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 237. As Gyrocarpus americanus Mannheimer, C. & Curtis B. (2009). Le Roux and Müller's Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of Namibia Macmillan Education, Windhoek, Namibia. Pages 52 - 53. (Includes a picture). 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 54. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 76. Stannard, B.L. (1997). Hernandiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 60 - 62. (Includes a picture). White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. |
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Flora of Botswana: Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanusFlora of Caprivi: Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Flora of Malawi: Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Flora of Zambia: Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gyrocarpus americanusAfrican Plant Database: Gyrocarpus americanus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gyrocarpus americanus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gyrocarpus americanus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Gyrocarpus americanus
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iNaturalist: Gyrocarpus americanus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gyrocarpus americanus
JSTOR Plant Science: Gyrocarpus americanus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gyrocarpus americanus
Plants of the World Online: Gyrocarpus americanus
Tropicos: Gyrocarpus americanus
Wikipedia: Gyrocarpus americanus
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