Terminalia brachystemma
brachystemma
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
Photo: Bart Wursten
Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan
Drawing showing characteristics forTerminalia brachystemma
Lusaka 1976: Patricia Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Terminalia baumii Engl. & Gilg |
| Common names: | Kalahari cluster-leaf (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small semi-deciduous tree. Bark pale brownish-grey, more or less distinctly longitudinally fissured, often purple-brown and peeling on small branchlets, revealing pale underbark. Leaves clustered near the ends of branches, subsessile, elliptic to obovate, 9-15 cm long, green above and mostly hairless, bluish-green below, sometimes with appressed hairs on the midrib; margin entire. Flowers small, cream to pale yellow, in axillary spikes, 6-11 cm long. Fruit elliptic-oblong, up to 5 × 3.5 cm, broadly winged, bright red when young, drying to purple-brown. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Habitat: | In open woodland on Kalahari sand, often near around vleis. |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 688. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 495. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 263. As Terminalia brachystemma Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 174 - 175. (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 35. Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 180. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 48. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 204. |
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Flora of Zambia: Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma
Flora of Zimbabwe: Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma
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