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Napoleonaea gossweileri
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Habit (short)
Kalahari woodland
Mawela, Senanga District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit (short)
Kalahari woodland
Mawela, Senanga District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit (short)
Kalahari woodland
Mawela, Senanga District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Kalahari woodland
Mawela, Senanga District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit (tall)
Kalahari woodland
Kabubi, Nalolo District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit (tall)
Kalahari woodland
Kabubi, Nalolo District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit (tall)
Kalahari woodland
Kabubi, Nalolo District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
Habit (tall)
Kalahari woodland
Kabubi, Nalolo District
Apr 2024
Photo: Nick Wightman
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Local to locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Evergreen shrub, up to 1·8 m. high with a woody rootstock. Leaves 3-10 x 1·2-3·5 cm., oblong-oblanceolate or oblong, blunt or sometimes acuminate at the apex, margin entire, cuneate at the base; petiole 3-5 mm. long. Flowers fragrant, 3·5-5 cm. in diameter, solitary. Receptacle muriculate. Calyx-segments 6 x 4 mm., ovate, acute, biglandular at the apex. Pseudocorolla cup-shaped, c. 35-nerved, pink along the ribs, concolorous inside, sometimes deeper magenta on the ridges, the other verticils white. Fruit 2·5-3 cm. in diameter, depressed-globose, verrucose. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | gossweileri: named after J. Gossweiler who collected the type specimen in Angola. |
| Habitat: | Kalahari woodland |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Jun |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC and Zambia |
| National distribution: | B |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | W |
| Growth form(s): | Shrub under 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 25 July 2024 |
| Literature: |
Fernandes, A. (1978). Barringtoniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 218 - 219. (Includes a picture). Prance, G.T. & Jongkind, C.C.H. (2015). A revision of African Lecythidaceae Kew Bulletin 70(6) Pages 27 - 29. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Napoleonaea gossweileriBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Napoleonaea gossweileri
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Napoleonaea gossweileri
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Napoleonaea gossweileri
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Napoleonaea gossweileri
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Napoleonaea gossweileri
JSTOR Plant Science: Napoleonaea gossweileri
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Napoleonaea gossweileri
Plants of the World Online: Napoleonaea gossweileri
Tropicos: Napoleonaea gossweileri
Wikipedia: Napoleonaea gossweileri
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