| Alchornea occidentalis (Müll. Arg.) Pax & K. Hoffm. |
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| Family : EUPHORBIACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Alchornea |
| Basionym : Lepidoturus occidentalis Müll. Arg. |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Lepidoturus occidentalis Müll. Arg. (1864) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Deciduous, slender ± erect lax-branched multistemmed shrub to 1,5 m tall (when exposed to fire) or tree to 7 m (when fire protected); monoecious, with male and female inflorescences on separate branches. |
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| Ecology : |
Riverine evergreen forest on sandy alluvium; dry deciduous forest (mutemwa) and Cryptosepalum woodland on Kalahari Sand; rocky outcrops; gully vegetation; 1000-1100 m alt. |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- 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: 205
- Checklist Flow. Pl. Sub-Saharan Africa : 275 (2006).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
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| Record n°107926 |
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