Balfourodendron riedelianum (Engl.) Engl.

Images: None on this site.

Records: Display species records Map species using Google Maps

Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)

Synonyms:
Common names:
Description: Tree. Leaves: petiole 3-8 cm long. Leaflets 7-13 cm long, elliptic-oblong to oblanceolate. Petals c. 2.5 × 1.5 mm, white to cream. Fruit 4.5-6 cm in diameter; wings 3-5 cm long.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: riedelianum: either from Ludwig Riedel (1790-1861) or Johann Gerard Friedrich Riedel, (1832-1911).
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Growth form(s): Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters: Display spot characters for this species
Literature:

Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 26.

Other sources of information about Balfourodendron riedelianum:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Balfourodendron riedelianum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Balfourodendron riedelianum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Balfourodendron riedelianum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Balfourodendron riedelianum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Balfourodendron riedelianum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Balfourodendron riedelianum
JSTOR Plant Science: Balfourodendron riedelianum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Balfourodendron riedelianum
Plants of the World Online: Balfourodendron riedelianum
Tropicos: Balfourodendron riedelianum
Wikipedia: Balfourodendron riedelianum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Balfourodendron riedelianum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=169820, retrieved 28 March 2024

Site software last modified: 26 March 2018 2:06pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use