Derivation of specific name
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dregeana: named after Johan Drège (1794 - 1881), German Botanist in South Africa.
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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). Trichilia dregeana Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133560
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Medium to large evergreen tree. Leaves imparipinnate with 3-4 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet. Leaflets opposite or alternate, obovate to oblanceolate, glossy green above, glabrous or somewhat hairy below; margins entire. Flowers in short axillary sprays, creamy white; petals more than 2 cm. Fruit a spherical, velvety capsule, c. 3.5 cm in diameter, splitting into 3-4 valves, revealing black seeds, largely hidden in a bright orange-red aril.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Trichilia dregeana Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133560
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Insects whose larvae eat this plant species
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Pselaphelia flavivitta (Leaf emperor)
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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). Trichilia dregeana Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133560
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Angola, DRC, Guinée, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and S Africa.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Trichilia dregeana Sond. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133560
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
