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Status: | Very doubtful. |
Description: |
See the general page for Combretum psidioides for full description details. This subspecies is distinguished by the lower surface of the leaves being hairless. Young leaves are only glutinous on the upper surface and petals are without ciliate at the apex. |
Notes: | Although listed as possibly occurring in Botswana in Setshogo 2005: 47, its occurrence is very doubtful as it is so far only known from a few areas in Zimbabwe. |
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Habitat: | Could be found in dry woodland on Kalahari sand. |
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Worldwide distribution: | This species is only known with certainty from Zimbabwe. |
Botswana distribution: | ? |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 810. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 263. Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 133 - 136. 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. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 47. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Page 336. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Page 810. |
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