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Lonchocarpus sericeus
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Photo: Rob Burrett
Domboshawa, nr Interpretative Centre
Photo: Rob Burrett
Domboshawa, nr Interpretative Centre
Photo: Rob Burrett
Domboshawa, nr Interpretative Centre
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| Status: | Cultivated and rarely naturalised |
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| Notes: | Recorded for Mozambique as a cultivated tree. However, in 2009 a naturalised specimen of this species was collected by Mervyn Lotter below the Nacala Dam wall. Details of the record are here. |
| Derivation of specific name: | sericeus: with silky appressed hairs, sericeous |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mexico, Central and South America, West and Central Africa. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Harder, D.K., Lewis, G.P., Lock, J.M., Polhill, R.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(3) Page 77. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 315. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Lonchocarpus sericeus:
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Lonchocarpus sericeusFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Lonchocarpus sericeus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Lonchocarpus sericeusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Lonchocarpus sericeus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Lonchocarpus sericeus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Lonchocarpus sericeus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Lonchocarpus sericeus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Lonchocarpus sericeus
JSTOR Plant Science: Lonchocarpus sericeus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Lonchocarpus sericeus
Plants of the World Online: Lonchocarpus sericeus
Tropicos: Lonchocarpus sericeus
Wikipedia: Lonchocarpus sericeus
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