| Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) Radcl.-Sm. |
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| Family : EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Schinziophyton |
| Basionym : Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz |
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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 |
 Ricinodendron rautanenii Schinz (1898) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Ricinodendron viticoides Mildbr. (1935) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub or tree to 25 m tall with a trunk to 7 m tall and 1 m Ø; twigs to 5 mm Ø, exuding white gum. Somewhat resembling a large Carica papaya. |
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see more in the book |
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| Ecology : |
Sandy soil; in well developed deciduous (mopane) woodland on Kalahari sand with Baikiaea, Guibourtia, Afzelia, Brachystegia; short grassland with scattered trees of Combretum, Terminalia, Burkea, Pterocarpus; wooded hills; sand dunes; etc... |
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Namibia, Caprivi Strip, Botswana, S. Africa. |
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| Biol./Eco : |
biology: perennial-Tree - Ht 4.5 - 20 m. Alt: ? - 1225 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, LP |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°107899 |
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