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Klainedoxa gabonensis
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COBIMFO vegetation monitoring plot EDG2, Yangambi, DRCongo.
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| Frequency: | Probably rare and local in Zambia |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium to large tree, up to 25 m tall. Leaves alternate, elliptic, 10-12 cm long, hairless; margin entire; petiole 4-10 mm long, hairless. Long stipules present but falling soon, enclosing the new leafbuds,looking like soft spines at the ends of branchlets. Flowers small, bisexual; petals 4-5, free; stamens 8-10; disk present. Fruit a depressed-globose drupe, slightly 5-angled, 5-5.6 mm in diameter, hairless. |
| Type location: |
Gabon |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | gabonensis: of Gabon where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | In Parinari excelsa woodland but elsewhere also in low-altitude forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | From West Africa to Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania and South to Angola and Northwestern Zambia. |
| National distribution: | W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 26 September 2014 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1963). Irvingiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Page 220. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 68. |
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