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Queque

Mildbraedia carpinifolia var. strigosa Radcl.-Sm.

Derivation of specific name

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carpinifolia: with leaves like a Hornbeam (Carpinus).
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mildbraedia carpinifolia (Pax) Hutch.
var. strigosa Radcl.-Sm. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=175590
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Soft-wooded shrub, 1-4 m. tall. Bark with distinct longitudinal ridges. Leaves 3-5 veined from the base, elliptic-obovate or oblong-lanceolate, more or less covered with rough stellate-hairs, particularly on the midrib and veins; margin irregularly toothed; petiole up to 6.5 cm long. Flowers unisexual in axillary heads on long peduncles, pale greenish-white. Fruit c. 7 × 10 mm, 3-lobed, covered in rough stellate hairs.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mildbraedia carpinifolia (Pax) Hutch.
var. strigosa Radcl.-Sm. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=175590
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Locally frequent
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mildbraedia carpinifolia (Pax) Hutch.
var. strigosa Radcl.-Sm. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=175590
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
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Flora of Zimbabwe

Worldwide distribution

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Tanzania and Mozambique
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mildbraedia carpinifolia (Pax) Hutch.
var. strigosa Radcl.-Sm. Flora of Mozambique website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=175590
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe