Commiphora karibensis Wild

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National Botanic Garden, Harare

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Mandavu Dam picnic area, Hwange NP

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Common names:	Angular-stem corkwood (English)
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Description:	Small to medium-sized tree with a conspicuously fluted trunk. Bark smooth, silver-grey with a clear sap when damaged; young trees almost square-stemmed. Leaves imparipinnate with 3-6 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet; leaflets narrowly ovate, up to 7 × 3.3 cm, dark green, softly velvety on the leaflets, densely hairy on the rhachis; margin entire or obscurely toothed. Flowers in slender axillary panicles, yellowish, appearing with the leaves. Fruit ovoid, c. 1.2 cm long, hairless, reddish when ripe, splitting to reveal a black seed with a bright red 4-lobed pseudo-aril.
Notes:	Burrows et al. (2018) state that unconfirmed records indicate that this species could occur in the Cahora Bassa Dam region of Mozambique.
Derivation of specific name:	karibensis: of Kariba, Zimbabwe
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Flowering time:	Nov - Jan
Worldwide distribution:	Zambia and Zimbabwe. Apparently restricted to the Zambezi and Kafue Valleys.
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Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 366. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 285. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 249. 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 31. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 42. Wild, H. (1963). Burseraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 270 - 271. (Includes a picture).

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