Phyllocosmus lemaireanus
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A very floriferous small tree;
Bundabunda; Nov 1976.
Photo: Mike Bingham
White flowers dripping with nectar;
Bundabunda; Nov 1975.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Miombo Woodland; North Luangwa NP; Aug 2009.
Photo: Mike Bingham
The fruit is a 1-3-seeded capsule;
Bundabunda; Jul 1975.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Photo: Rita Herbert
Photo: Patricia Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Ochthocosmus lemaireanus De Wild. & T. Durand Phyllocosmus candidus Engl. & Gilg |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A small tree, briefly deciduous. Bark rough with brick-red slash. Plants in the eastern parts of its range have densely pubescent young shoots. Leaves alternate, hairless, usually with a few teeth towards the apex. 1-3 short racemes in the leaf axils. Occasionally very floriferous with white flowers, dripping with nectar, before or after the rainy season. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
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| Habitat: | Miombo Woodland |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 343. (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 143. (Includes a picture). Robson, N.K.B. (1963). Ixonanthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(1) Pages 100 - 102. As Ochthocosmus lemaireanus (Includes a picture). Smith, P. & Allen, Q. (2004). Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ISBN 1 84246 073 0 Pages 72 - 73. (Includes a picture). |
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