Bridelia cathartica forma melanthesoides Baill. Radcl.-Sm. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 9, Part 4, (1996) Author: A. Radcliffe-Smith
Names
Bridelia cathartica forma melanthesoides Baill. Radcl.-Sm. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], comb. nov.
Pentameria melanthesoides Baill. [family EUPHORBIACEAE], Étud. Gén. Euphorb.: 584 (1858). Type as above.
Information
Leaves glabrous beneath.
Habitat
On sandy soil and floodplain clay and alluvium, in low to medium altitude sandveld, and in riverine vegetation, mixed deciduous woodland and evergreen rainforest
Altitude range
10–915 m.
915
10
Distribution
Mozambique M 10 km Namaacha–Boane, male fl. 3.ii.1982, de Koning 9162 (K; LMU; MO).Mozambique MS Marínguè, Sabi R., fr. 24.vi.1950, Chase 2531 (BM; SRGH).Mozambique GI Macia, Chuale, o. fr. 29.viii.1980, Nuvunga & Boane 305 (BM; K; LMU; MO).Mozambique T Chicoa, female fl. 2.iii.1972, Macêdo 4965 (LISC; LMA).Mozambique Z south of Posto Chire, y. fr. 5.v.1972, Bowbrick J236 (LISC; SRGH).Zimbabwe S Ndanga Distr., Save (Sabi)-Runde (Lundi) junction, Chitsa’s Kraal, fr. 4.vi.1950, Wild 3343 (K; LISC; PRE; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Chipinge Distr., Save (Sabi) R., male fl. 6.iv.1959, Savory 311 (K; LISC; PRE; SRGH).Zambia S Livingstone, fr. 28.v.1964, Lawton 1150 (K; NDO).Zimbabwe W Hwange Distr., Victoria Falls, Zambezi Cottages, fr. 5.viii.1976, Langman 1 (K; PRE; SRGH).Zambia E Petauke Distr., Luangwa R., fr. 5.ix.1947, Brenan & Greenway 7800 (FHO; K).Zambia C Mumbwa, fr. 30.v.1961, Fanshawe 6632 (K; NDO).Zambia N Chienge Distr., Chipampa R., fr. 1.vi.1933, Michelmore 368 (K).Mozambique N 25 km Palma–Cabo Delgado farol, y. fr. 17.iv.1964, Torre & Paiva 12097 (LISC).Zimbabwe N Gokwe Distr., Morowa R., fr. 17.vii.1962, Bingham 310 (K; LISC; PRE; SRGH).Malawi S Machinga Distr., Liwonde, fr. 12.v.1988, Salubeni & Kaunda 5139 (MAL; MO).Zambia B 9.5 km NW of Sesheke Boma, fr. 9.viii.1947, Brenan & Keay 7658 (FHO; K; PRE).Botswana N 40 km Kachikau–Kasane (Gazane), fr. 10.vii.1937, Erens 377 in Pole Evans 4177 (K; PRE).Caprivi Strip Schuckmannsburg, fr. 29.x.1970, Vahrmeijer 2200 (K; PRE).
Distribution (external)
Ethiopia
Somalia
Kenya
Tanzania (including Zanzibar)
Namibia
Swaziland
South Africa (Transvaal and KwaZulu-Natal)
Notes
Intermediates between this and forma pubescens include Kirk s.n. (K) in male fl., from Shupanga, and Torre & Correia 18485 (COI; EA; LISC; LMA; PRE) in y. fr. from Chemba, Mozambique. Intermediates between this and var. lingelsheimii formae fischeri and niedenzui include Lovemore 393 (K; LISC; SRGH), in female fl. from the Nganga R., Urungwe Distr., N Zimbabwe, and Macêdo 5259 (LISC; LMA), in fr. from 4.3 km Estima–Candôdo, Tete Province, Mozambique. Intermediates between this and var. lingelsheimii forma fischeri include Torre 1316 (LISC) both in male and female fl., from Nampula, N Mozambique, and between this and forma neidenzui include Torre 2743 (LISC) in fr. from between Vilanculos and Mambone, Mozambique. Intermediates between this and the typical subsp. include Pawek 5650 (K) in fr. from Chikale Beach, N Malawi.
Bridelia cathartica forma melanthesoides Baill. Radcl.-Sm. [family EUPHORBIACEAE]
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