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Allophylus africanus
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| Synonyms: |
Allophylus melanocarpus (Sond.) Radlk. Allophylus rhodesicus Exell Schmidelia melanocarpa Arn. ex Sond. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves trifoliolate; leaflets obovate, variously hairy; margin dentate, serrate or almost entire. Inflorescences axillary, often branched, spike-like. Flowers small creamy-yellow. Fruit fleshy, near-spherical, red to black when ripe. |
| Type location: |
Nigeria |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | africanus: African |
| Habitat: | In riverine thickets, open woodland and forest edges, often associated with termite mounds. |
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| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout Tropical Africa extending to the Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | B,N,W,C,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,Mc,Lk |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Charaxes varanes varanes (Food plant) Anthene definita definita (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 5 January 2017 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 259. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 526. As A. africanus africanus and A. africanus griseotomentosus Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 39. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 407. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 256. Exell, A.W. (1966). Sapindaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 505. As Allophylus rhodesicus (Includes a picture). Exell, A.W. (1966). Sapindaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 506 - 507. As Group A , B, C, D (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 76. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 100. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 43. as Allophylus melanocarpus (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 172. |
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