Eriolaena rulkensii Dorr

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Photo: Ton Rulkens
Pemba Bay, Cabo Delgado.

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Synonyms:	Helmiopsiella sp. A of Burrows et. Al.: 590 (2018)
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Frequency:	Local.
Status:	Native
Description:	Shrub or small tree up to 6 m high. Bark smooth, mottled grey and brown; young branches stellate hairy. Leaves simple, more or less broadly ovate, up to 14 cm long, 3-5-veined from the base, stellate hairy only when young; margins coarsely crenate.; petiole 3-7 cm long; stipules paired, linear, 10-15 mm long. Inflorescences lax, terminal or axillary, sparsely-branched; peduncles up to 10 cm long. Flowers c.3 cm in diameter, bright yellow. Fruit a globose woody capsule, c. 15 mm in diameter, ribbed, dehiscent.
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Derivation of specific name:	rulkensii: after Antonius J. H. (Ton) Rulkens, an agronomist and keen amateur botanist who has made many interesting plant discoveries in Mozambique.
Habitat:	In coastal scrub.
Altitude range:	20 m (approx)
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Worldwide distribution:	Only recorded so far from Pemba Bay in Mozambique
Mozambique distribution:	N
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Endemic status:	Endemic
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Content last updated:	Sunday 23 September 2018
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 590. Helmiopsiella sp. A (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 89. Dorr, L.J. & Wurdack, K.J. (2018). A new disjunct species of Eriolaena (Malvaceae, Dombeyoideae) from Continental Africa Phyto Keys 111 Pages 1 - 16. (Includes a picture).

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