Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax
var. polygyna (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Radcl.-Sm.

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Frequency: Uncommon
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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.
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Notes: 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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Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): N,W
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Mc,W
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Content last updated: Wednesday 30 September 2015
Literature:

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 23 - 26. (Includes a picture).

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
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iNaturalist: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Plants of the World Online: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Tropicos: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Wikipedia: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia


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: Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia var. polygyna.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210710, retrieved 29 March 2024

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