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Phyllanthus pinnatus
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Sand Forest, Gorongosa National Park Loop
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Sand Forest, Gorongosa National Park Loop
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Sand forest loop, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Sand forest loop, Gorongosa National Park.
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Sand forest loop, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Fraser Gear
Sand forest loop, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Fraser Gear
Sand forest loop, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Chorisandra pinnata Wight Phyllanthus kirkianus Müll. Arg. Phyllanthus senensis Müll. Arg. |
| Common names: | Lebombo potato-bush (English) Mopane potato bush (English) Sand potato bush (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Deciduous shrub or small tree. Bark smooth, mottled grey, sometimes flaking. Leaves alternate along lateral branchlets, giving the impression of compound leaves, elliptic to oblong, usually 1-2 cm long. Flowers in fragrant clusters (male) or solitary (female) on older branchlets, yellowish-green, unisexual on different plants, flowering before the new leaves. Female flowers solitary along very thin branchlets appearing as racemes. Fruit a 3-lobed capsule, c. 10 mm in diameter, yellowish. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | pinnatus: pinnate, referring to the resemblance of the branchlets to pinnate leaves. |
| Habitat: | In hot, dry woodland, on sandy soils, often among rocks. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1625 m |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique,Limpopo and Mpumalanga, South Africa. Also in India and Sri Lanka. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E,S |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Friday 25 December 2015 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 417. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 44. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 251. As Phyllanthus kirkianus 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 42. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 41 - 42. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Phyllanthus pinnatusAfrican Plant Database: Phyllanthus pinnatus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Phyllanthus pinnatus
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JSTOR Plant Science: Phyllanthus pinnatus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Phyllanthus pinnatus
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