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Terminalia sambesiaca
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| Synonyms: |
Terminalia obovata Sim |
| Common names: | River cluster-leaf (English) River terminalia (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to large tree. Leaves crowded at the ends of branches, elliptic to broadly obovate, usually c. 7 cm, occasionally much larger, green, thinly textured, 8-9 pairs of lateral veins with soft hairs; margin entire or sometimes obscurely scalloped. Flowers in axillary spikes, creamy-white, sometimes tinged pinkish, with an unpleasant smell. Fruit elliptic, winged, 4-9 cm, green flushed with pink. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | sambesiaca: of the Zambezi region |
| Habitat: | In riverine fringes and on rocky hillsides. |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,T,MS |
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| 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 690. (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 Pages 179 - 180. 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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