Uapaca lissopyrena Radcl.-Sm.

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Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Chimanimani conservation area, in Zomba community land, along Chicambawe stream - close to confluence with Muvumodzi stream

Photo: Bart Wursten
Magorogodo hills, Zomba Community

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Synonyms:	Uapaca guineensis sensu Topham Uapaca sp. no. 1 sensu Drummond (1975) Uapaca sp.no. 1 sensu White
Common names:	Stilt-root mahobohobo (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Medium to large evergreen tree. Bark grey with brown lenticels, smooth, cracking when older. Base of the trunk with conspicuous stilt-roots up to 2.5m long. Leaves alternate, spiralled, elliptic-obovate, usually up to 15cm long, sometimes larger, leathery, dark green above, paler below, hairless; veining conspicuous, looping before the margin; margin entire often somewhat rolled under. Petiole slender, 1-5cm long. Young leaves reddish-pink. Flowers among the leaves, greenish-yellow, sexes mostly on different trees. Fruit fleshy, spherical, 1.5-2 cm in diameter, yellow when ripe.
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Habitat:	In swamp forest and wet and marshy areas along river banks and in low-altitude evergreen forest; rarely in Brachystegia woodland.
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Flowering time:	Mar - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and D.R.Congo
Mozambique distribution:	Z,MS
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Content last updated:	Friday 23 July 2010
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 420. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 57. As Uapaca sp. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 251. As Uapaca sp 1 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 43. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 97 - 98.

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