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| Common names: | Large-leaved false-currant (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium-sized tree. Bark silvery-grey; branchlets greyish-white with prominent lenticels, hairless. Leaves 3-foliolate; with elliptic leaflets up to 17 × 9 cm, terminal leaflet usually largest, thinly textured, usually hairless, sometimes minutely hairy along the veins, hair-tuft domatia occasionally visible in the axils of the veins below; margin toothed or scalloped. Flowers in branched catkin-like inflorescences, up to 27 cm. long, branched, white or yellowish. Fruit subspherical, c. 7 mm in diameter, bright red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | chirindensis: of the Chirinda Forest. |
| Habitat: | In evergreen forest. |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Eastern Zimbabwe and possibly in nearby areas in Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 527. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 4. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 256. Exell, A.W. (1966). Sapindaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 505 - 506. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 169. 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 76. |
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