Sterculia appendiculata K. Schum.

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Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park

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Along road from entrance gate to Chitengo, near Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park

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Along EN1 near entrance to Catapu.

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Road East of Casa Banana.

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Inhamitanga Forest Reserve, Marromeu

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Tall sterculia (English)
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Tall, deciduous tree to 40 m, often with a long tall unbranched trunk, the branching only above. Bark smooth, pale grey to yellowish grey; young branchlets with dense woolly, rusty-yellow hairs. Leaves crowded near the ends of branches, 3-7-lobed, maple-like. Flowers in hairy, few-flowered sprays, greenish to yellowish-brown, appearing before the leaves. Fruit splitting into 2-3 carpels, covered in rusty brown hairs; seeds brown with a yellow basal aril.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	appendiculata: with an appendage
Habitat:	In open woodland on alluvial, riverine forest and sand forest, occasionally on rocky hillsides.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:	Mar - Jul
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Mozambique distribution:	N,T,MS
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Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Thursday 24 May 2018
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 594. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 715. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 112. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. 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 80. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 561 - 562. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 554 - 555. (Includes a picture).

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