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Synonyms: |
Cola microcarpa Brenan |
Common names: | |
Frequency: | |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small to medium-sized evergreen tree. Leaves alternate, elliptic to oblanceolate, dark green, leathery with conspicuous veining. Young leaves purple-brown. The leaves have a distinct hairy swelling (pulvinus) below the blade(see image 2). Flowers in clusters along the stems, small, rusty-brown, densely covered in soft hairs. |
Type location: |
Tanzania |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | In evergreen forest, often as an understorey constituent. |
Altitude range: | 1500 - 2200 m |
Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): | W |
Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
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 275. as Cola greenwayi greenwayi (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 592. As Cola greenwayi greenwayi (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 14. As Cola greenwayi greenwayi Dowsett-Lemaire, F. (1989). The flora and phytogeography of the evergreen forests of Malawi. I: Afromontane and mid-altitude forests; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. 59(1/2) Page 18. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 260. 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 80. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 178. Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Congdon, C., Branch, B., Collins, S., Curran, M., Dowsett, R,J., Fishpool, L., Francisco, J., Harris, Kopp, M. & de Sousa, C. (2012). Mt Mabu, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London Page 75. Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 559 - 560. (Includes a picture). |
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