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Frequency:
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Uncommon |
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Description:
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Small tree. Leaves alternate, broadly ovate to rounded; margin entire. The leaves display bright autumn colours of yellow or red. Flowers in few-flowered axillary clusters, small and inconspicuous, pale green, unisexual on separate trees. Fruit ovoid to subspherical, slightly grooved, consisting of a 3-locular woody capsule enclosed in a leathery test, yellow when ripe. |
Type location:
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Notes:
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The species is present in W though uncommon, e.g. Ngonye Falls.
The varieties of Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia are widespread and hardly differ in their ecology. The variation being chiefly in the indumentum. Since we have many records where the variety has not been determined, we have created a aggregate (Agg) taxon to accommodate these records. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):
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N,W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Mc,W |
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Endemic status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Wednesday 30 September 2015 |
Literature:
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Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 23 - 26. (Includes a picture).
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