Clutia sessilifolia Radcl.-Sm.

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Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts

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Frequency:	Local.
Status:	Native
Description:	A more or less hairless sub-shrub, up to 1 m high. Leaves sessile, elliptic oblong, 1-4.5 cm long, bluntly rounded at the apex, cordate at the base, somewhat lellathery; margin entire somewhat rolled under. Flowers unisexual on different plants. Male flowers in axillarry several-flowered clusters, yellowish-green. Female flowers not seen.
Notes:	Although specimens were known from almost exactly on the border between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, this species had not been officially recorded from Mozambique before the specimen in the images.
Derivation of specific name:	sessilifolia: leaves without petioles; sessile leaves.
Habitat:	On rocky mountain summits and in boulder scree.
Altitude range:	1700 - 2440 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Restricted to the Chimanimani Mts in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Mozambique distribution:	MS
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Vulnerable
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Content last updated:	Friday 28 November 2014
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. 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 91. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 164. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 137. 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 41. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1992). Notes on African Euphorbiaceae XXVII: Clutia. Kew Bulletin 47(1) Pages 115 - 117. (Includes a picture). Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 132 - 134. Timberlake, J., Darbyshire, I., Wursten, B., Hadj-Hammou, J., Ballings, P., Mapaura, A., Matimele, H., Banze, A., Chipanga, H., Muassinar, D., Massunde, J., Chelene, I., Osborne, J., Shah, T. (2016). Chimanimani Mountains: Botany and Conservation. Report produced under CEPF Grant 63512. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. Page 47. Wild, H. (1964). The endemic species of the Chimanimani Mountains and their significance Kirkia 4 Page 143. as Clutia ? sp. nov. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 97.

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