Lannea antiscorbutica (Hiern) Engl.

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Synonyms: Calesiam antiscorbutica Hiern
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Shrub or small to medium-sized tree. Leaves imparipinnate with 2-4 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet. Leaflets lanceolate, elliptic to oblong, 4-14 cm long, more or less glabrous when mature except for domatia in the axils of lateral veins below; young leaves densely covered in pink or white glandular hairs and resinous; apex pointed; margin entire. Flowers in clustered spikes at the ends of branchlets, creamy-yellow, densely covered in woolly stellate hairs, appearing before the leaves. Fruits subspherical to ovoid, fleshy, 9 × 7 mm.
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Syntypes from Angola
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Flowering time:Oct
Worldwide distribution: Angola, DRC, Mozambique and Zambia
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Zambian distribution (Provinces): Cb,Lp,W
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Literature:

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 477. (Includes a picture).

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 21.

Fernandes, R. & A. (1966). Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 563.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Lannea antiscorbutica.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=177560, retrieved 29 March 2024

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