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Markhamia obtusifolia (Bak.) Sprague

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Derivation of specific name

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obtusifolia: with obtuse leaves
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152410
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Description

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Shrub or small slender tree to 15 m. Leaves with 3-5 pairs of oblong-elliptic leaflets and a terminal leaflet, densely covered in golden hairs when young, woolly below. Flowers in branched, terminal panicles, showy, golden yellow with reddish stripes on the lower corolla lobes. Fruit a long slender capsule, somewhat flattened, densely covered in golden hairs.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152410
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Worldwide distribution

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From Angola and Namibia eastwards and from the DRC and Kenya southwards to South Africa, including Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=152410
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Markhamia obtusifolia

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Markhamia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is found in Southern Africa.[5]

This species usually grows as a shrub or small to medium tree, reaching heights of 5–15 m. Found in sparsely treed areas, such as fields. Flowers are yellow, and fruit is a long capsule shape.[6]

Flowers
Fruit capsules

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Markhamia obtusifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146201827A146201829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146201827A146201829.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  4. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 8 February 2017
  5. ^ Sprague, T. A. (1919). "Dolichandrone and Markhamia". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). 1919 (8): 302–314. doi:10.2307/4107551. JSTOR 4107551.
  6. ^ Flora of Mozambique

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