| Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. |
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Family : Euphorbiaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : PHYLLANTHACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Bridelia |
| Basionym : Candelabria micrantha Hochst. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Candelabria micrantha Hochst. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Bridelia stenocarpa Müll. Arg. (1864) |
| =Bridelia zanzibarensis Vatke & Pax (1892) |
| =Bridelia mildbraedii Gehrm. |
| =Bridelia gambecola Baill. (1860) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub, sometimes scandent, or much-branched tree 2-18(-27) m tall; bole 2-25(-50) cm Ø; with spreading or often pendulous branches; trunk and branches usually with scattered woody thorns. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Evergreen forest, generally at edges or in regrowth, associated bushland and thicket; along rivers, by lakes and swamps; gully forest; miombo, woodlands; seasonally flooded grassland, dambos; swamp forest and mangrove swamp margins; etc... |
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S. Africa; Réunion. |
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Comprises 2 vars.: var. micrantha and var. gambicola (Baill.) Müll. Arg. (bas.: B. gambicola Baill.). |
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CHEEK, M. & al. Pl. Kupe..., Cameroon: 284, 2004, treat B. micrantha and B. stenocarpa separate. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biology: perennial-Tree, Shrub - Ht 2 - 20 m. Alt: 300 - 1830 m. Distribution: EC, KN, LP, MP, SWZ |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and south Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Drug Pl. Africa : 79 (1949).
- Mem. Bot. Surv. South Africa : 578 (1966).
- Gen. Gram. : 412 (1986).
- Food plants of Zimbabwe : 90 (1986).
- LEBRUN, J. P. & A. L. STORK (1991). Enumération des plantes à fleurs d’Afrique tropicale. Généralités et Anonaceae à Pandanaceae. Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 1: 207
- Trees Natal, Zululand & Transkei : 218 (1993).
Bibliography other :
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:313, 328 (2012)
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| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
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| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Fgui |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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