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| Synonyms: |
Combretum menyhartii Engl. & Diels |
| Common names: | Large-fruited climbing combretum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large woody liane. Bark rough and flaking with bumps along the stems. Leaves opposite, obovate-elliptic to narrowly elliptic bright green, hairless, with 5-7 pairs of lateral veins; margin entire, sometimes slightly wavy. Flowers cream to pale yellow, in spikes. Fruit large, up to 55 × 45 mm, 4-winged. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858 |
| Habitat: | Occurring in dry thickets and riverine situations |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Confined to the Zambezi Valley: Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T |
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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 672. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 263. Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 116. 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 35. |
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