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Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw.

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alata: winged
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Description

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Tree 4-15 m. Leaves imparipinnate with 5(-7) leaflets; rhachis and petiole often winged. Leaflets: terminal 3-14 ×1.2-5.5 cm, elliptic or obovate, glabrous above, glabrous or pilose beneath; apex rounded to acuminate; margin entire. Inflorescence a terminal, several-many-flowered cyme with pedicels up to 2 mm. Corolla lobes (5-)6-7, 3-7 mm, each with an area of dark hairs reaching only halfway from mouth of corolla tube to petal margin. Anthers 1.25-2 mm. Fruit a clavate capsule, 2.5-4.5 cm, containing 8 winged seeds.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144110
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Frequency

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Frequent
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Insects whose larvae eat this plant species

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Acherontia atropos (Death's head hawk)
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Worldwide distribution

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Angola, DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Schrebera alata (Hochst.) Welw. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=144110
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Schrebera alata

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Schrebera alata is a plant in the family Oleaceae. It grows as a tree up to 15 m (50 ft) tall. The specific epithet alata is from the Latin meaning "winged", referring to the petioles. Its habitat is forests and woodland from 1,000–1,800 m (3,000–6,000 ft) altitude.[3] Schrebera alata is native Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Schrebera alata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146221916A146221918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146221916A146221918.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Schrebera alata". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Schrebera alata". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Schrebera alata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
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Schrebera alata: Brief Summary

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Schrebera alata is a plant in the family Oleaceae. It grows as a tree up to 15 m (50 ft) tall. The specific epithet alata is from the Latin meaning "winged", referring to the petioles. Its habitat is forests and woodland from 1,000–1,800 m (3,000–6,000 ft) altitude. Schrebera alata is native Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.

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