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Combretum celastroides
laxiflorum
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Mwinilunga –Manyinga road
Jan 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ntambu
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
Ntambu
Dec 2009
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Combretum butayei De Wild. |
| Common names: | Muswaswa (Lunda) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Differences from subsp. celastroides: a small to medium-sized tree, occasionally scandent or climbing; leaves nearly glabrous; tufts of hairs in the axils of lateral nerves absent or rare; scales on leaves usually reddish; flowers larger; petiole up to 20 mm long, rather stout. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Cryptosepalum forest, riverine forest, miombo and Kalahari woodland, termite mounds. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1000 - 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, D.C. Congo, Tanzania |
| National distribution: | B,W |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Nw |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - least concern |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 29 September 2017 |
| Literature: |
Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 105 - 106. (Includes a picture). Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing |
Other sources of information about Combretum celastroides subsp. laxiflorum:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Combretum celastroidesBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Combretum celastroides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Combretum celastroides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Combretum celastroides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Combretum celastroides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Combretum celastroides
JSTOR Plant Science: Combretum celastroides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Combretum celastroides
Plants of the World Online: Combretum celastroides
Tropicos: Combretum celastroides
Wikipedia: Combretum celastroides
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