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Maprounea africana
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Levasflor, Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique.
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Levasflor, Cheringoma, Sofala, Mozambique.
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| Synonyms: |
Excoecaria magenjensis Sim Maprounea obtusa Pax Maprounea vaccinioides Pax |
| Common names: | Magic nut (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small deciduous tree. Bark very rough and corky, grey to blackish, sometimes but not always with milky sap. Leaves alternate, ovate to lanceolate-elliptic, 2-8 cm long, thinly leathery, bronze-red when young and before falling, bright green above, bluish below, lateral veins yellow; margin entire. Flowers in short dense, almost ball-shaped spikes, yellowish, unisexual in the same inflorescence. Fruit 3-lobed, c. 10 mm in diameter, red to brown. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africana: African |
| Habitat: | Occurring in open woodland, riverine fringes, often on sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria to Tanzania and South to Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,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: | Sunday 31 August 2008 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 462. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 38. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 336. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 253. 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 42. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 325 - 327. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 57. Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 60 - 61. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Maprounea africana
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