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Terminalia prunioides
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Hot Springs
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Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River
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Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River
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Near Shashe Wilderness Camp, Shashe River
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Purple-pod cluster-leaf (English) Purple-pod terminalia (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, often multi-stemmed with long drooping branches. Bark, grey to brownish, rough and fibrous; single or paired spines sometimes present at the base of small spur-branchlets. Leaves in clusters on short spur-branchlets, obovate-elliptic, 2-7 cm long, dark green above, paler below, softly hairy when young, later almost hairless; base decurrent along the short petiole; margin entire, fringed with hairs. Flowers in clustered spikes on the spur-branchlets, white to creamy-yellow, unpleasantly scented. Fruit broadly winged 4-6 × 2-3 cm, bright plum-coloured to purple-red. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | prunioides: like a Prunus, referring to the bright plum-coloured fruits. |
| Habitat: | In hot, low-altitude open woodland and rocky hillsides. |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Feb |
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| Botswana distribution: | N,SE |
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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 690. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 55. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 144 - 146. (Includes a picture). Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Pages 496 - 497. (Includes a picture). 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 168 - 170. (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. Roodt, V. (1998). Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Shell Field Guide Series: Part I Shell Oil Botswana, Gaberone. Pages 62 - 63. (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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