| Pleurostylia africana Loes. |
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| Protologue : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 311 (1908) |
| Information on the genus : Pleurostylia |
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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) Heterotypic |
| =Pleurostylia heynei var. acutifolia Suess. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Tree or shrub 1-20 m tall, with rounded crown; branches pale grey-green, 4-lined when young, becoming vinous red, eventually terete; branchlets 4-winged; leaves glossy above, ± concolorous beneath, elliptic, 3,5-12x1-4 cm,[…] |
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| Ecology : |
Termite mounds; rocky hillsides; deciduous woodland; streambanks; forest margins on well-drained soils; wooded savannas. 420-1800 m alt. |
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Closely allied to the S. African P. capensis (Turcz.) Loes. This species seems to reach the southern border of Mozambique, a large tree 20 m tall, differing from P. africana by having[…] |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°78808 |
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