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| Synonyms: |
Xylopia sp. A. of FTEA (1971: 82) |
| Common names: | Luke's bitterwood (English) |
| Frequency: | Local and rare. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | lukei: after William Richard Quentin Luke (1952-), field botanist and collector with particular expertise in the Flora of East Africa, who collected this species. |
| Habitat: | In coastal dry forest and thicket on red sandy soils. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | South-eastern Tanzania and north-eastern Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | Near Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Endangered |
| 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 136. (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 76. Verdcourt, B (1971). Annonaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa. Pages 82 - 83. As Xylopia sp. A. |
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