Strophanthus eminii Asch. & Pax
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Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Kundabwika Falls
Mar 2017
Photo: Nick Wightman
Kundabwika Falls
Jul 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
Kundabwika Falls
Jul 2013
Photo: Mike Bingham
Habit
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Stem
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Leaves
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower
Open Brachystegia woodland
Nsumbu National Park
May 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Strophanthus stuhlmannii Pax Strophanthus wittei Staner
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Common names:
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Small tree to 1-7 m tall, or scrambling shrub climbing to 10 m., deciduous, with white, yellow or clear latex. Inflorescences on leafless branches, 1-12 flowered; corolla lobes gradually narrowing into the pendulous tails; lobes (including the tails) 94-180 mm long. Follicles shaggy. |
Type location:
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Tanzania |
Notes:
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Common names: Nyamwezi/Sukuma: mbele-bele, msungu-lula, muveri-veri, mwele-wele. Red data list status: Vulnerable VU D2
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Derivation of specific name:
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eminii: Mehmet Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer) 1840-1892 |
Habitat:
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Rocky outcrops |
Altitude range: (metres) |
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Flowering time: | Jul-Aug |
Worldwide distribution:
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regional: Zambia, DRC, Tanzania. |
National distribution:
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N |
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
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Lp,N
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Growth form(s):
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Vulnerable
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Monday 24 April 2017 |
Literature:
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Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 472.
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Copyright:
Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.
(2025).
Flora of Zambia: Species information: Strophanthus eminii. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=220200, retrieved 6 April 2025
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