Dais cotinifolia L.

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Seldomseen, Vumba

Photo: Bart Wursten
Frog 'n' Fern Cottages, Chimanimani

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Road from Chimanimani to Bridal Veil Falls

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Pompom tree (English) Pompon tree (English)
Description:	Shrub or small tree. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic to obovate, bluish olive-green above, paler below; midrib and veins very pale. Flowers in terminal, dense, spherical heads, pale to deep pink or mauve. Fruit a very small reddish-brown nutlet.
Notes:	This is undoubtedly one of our most spectacular flowering trees. It is very commonly planted in gardens in Harare
Derivation of specific name:	cotinifolia: leaves like a kotinus (Gr), the Wild olive
Flowering time:	Oct - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Image last updated:	Monday 7 October 2013
Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 276. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 20. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 262. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 80. Peterson, B. (updated by Verdcourt, B.) (2006). Thymelaeaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 94 - 95. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 100.

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