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Common names: | Zambezi caterpillar-pod (English) |
Frequency: | Rare |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small shrub up to 2(-4) m. Leaves single or in tufts; leaflets 9-13, 5-12 × 3-6 mm, obovate to oblong, sparsely hairy or glabrous, not black-dotted; margin flat; venation beneath usually drying blackish. Inflorescence a raceme, 1-2-flowered. Corolla persistent; rose-salmon; petals with dark veins when dry. |
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Habitat: | In riverine bush |
Altitude range: (metres) | 350 - 880 m |
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Worldwide distribution: | Victoria Falls area of Zimbabwe and the Tete district in Mozambique |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W |
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Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 12 October 2008 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 323. (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 50. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Page 57. |
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