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Juniperus procera
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Nyahokwe Hill, Nyanga.
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Nyahokwe Hill, Nyanga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyahokwe Hill, Nyanga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyahokwe Hill, Nyanga.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyahokwe Hill, Nyanga.
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | African juniper (English) |
| Frequency: | Extremely rare. |
| Status: | Native or possibly introduced |
| Description: |
Straight evergreen tree, up to 40 m tall. Leaves needle-like and spreading when young, scale-like and appressed to the branches when mature. Male cones oval, c. 3mm long with c. 10 overlapping scales; female cones c. 6 mm in diameter, with 6-8 fleshy scales, swollen and fused to give the appearance of a blue-black, berry-like fruit. |
| Notes: | In Zimbabwe only a single specimen is known. It is an ancient tree, growing on a rocky outcrop near the site of historic ruins and terracing. It is not known whether the tree is a remnant of a natural population or was introduced during the time when the ruins were inhabited. |
| Derivation of specific name: | procera: very tall |
| Habitat: | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1630 m (approx) |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Elsewhere the species occurs in Malawi and other countries in East Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | Critically Endangered |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 31 August 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 46. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 91. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 231. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 164. Lewis, J. (1960). Cupressaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(1) Pages 87 - 88. (Includes a picture). 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 12. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 80 - 82. (Includes a picture). |
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