Terminalia brachystemma Welw. ex Hiern
subsp. brachystemma

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Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma

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Hwange NP, on loop from Main Camp through Dopi Pan

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Synonyms:	Terminalia baumii Engl. & Gilg
Common names:	Kalahari cluster-leaf (English)
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Description:	Shrub or small semi-deciduous tree. Bark pale brownish-grey, more or less distinctly longitudinally fissured, often purple-brown and peeling on small branchlets, revealing pale underbark. Leaves clustered near the ends of branches, subsessile, elliptic to obovate, 9-15 cm long, green above and mostly hairless, bluish-green below, sometimes with appressed hairs on the midrib; margin entire. Flowers small, cream to pale yellow, in axillary spikes, 6-11 cm long. Fruit elliptic-oblong, up to 5 × 3.5 cm, broadly winged, bright red when young, drying to purple-brown.
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Flowering time:	Oct - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, Botswana, Namibia, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 688. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 35. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 495. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 263. As Terminalia brachystemma Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 174 - 175. (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. 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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Flora of Zimbabwe: Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma

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