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Dichapetalum macrocarpum
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Photo: Warren McCleland
Muncuto, Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado
Photo: Warren McCleland
Muncuto, Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado
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| Common names: | Large-fruited dichapetalum (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub. Young branchlets with spreading hairs. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, up to 14 × 5 cm, with long hairs on the midrib and 6-9 pairs of lateral veins above, densely short hairy below, somewhat asymmetric at the base; margin entire. Flowers in subsessile few-flowered clusters, hairy on the outside. Fruit 2-3-lobed, c. 2.5 cm long, densely covered in long stiff hairs. |
| Notes: | The fruit is said to be very poisonous. |
| Derivation of specific name: | macrocarpum: with large fruits |
| Habitat: | In dry Brachystegia woodland |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania and Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 21 August 2016 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 398. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 83. Torre, A.R. (1963). Dichapetalaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 320 - 321. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Dichapetalum macrocarpumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Dichapetalum macrocarpum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Dichapetalum macrocarpum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Dichapetalum macrocarpum
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Dichapetalum macrocarpum
JSTOR Plant Science: Dichapetalum macrocarpum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Dichapetalum macrocarpum
Plants of the World Online: Dichapetalum macrocarpum
Tropicos: Dichapetalum macrocarpum
Wikipedia: Dichapetalum macrocarpum
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