Sterculia subviolacea
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Mporokoso District, Lumangwe Falls.
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree up to 30 m. tall, with buttressed bole. Leaves simple, unlobed, broadly oblong to oblong-obovate, discolorous, glabrous above, very densely tomentellous below, with white stellate hairs. Panicles axillary and terminal, violet-tomentose. |
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Tanzania |
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| Derivation of specific name: | Subviolacea – refers to the violet or purple hairs on the inflorescences |
| Habitat: | Riverine and swamp forest. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, D.R. Congo, Katanga, Tanzania. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Literature: |
Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 198. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 75. Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Page 100. White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 246. Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 556 - 557. |
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