Sterculia subviolacea K.Schum.

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Sterculia subviolacea

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Sterculia subviolacea

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Mporokoso District, Lumangwe Falls.

Sterculia subviolacea

Photo: Mike Bingham

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Derivation of specific name: Subviolacea – refers to the violet or purple hairs on the inflorescences
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, D.R. Congo, Katanga, Tanzania.
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Fowler, D.G. (2007). Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 75.

Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Page 100.

White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 246.

Wild, H. (1960-1). Sterculiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 1(2) Pages 556 - 557.

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Flora of Zambia: Sterculia subviolacea

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Sterculia subviolacea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sterculia subviolacea
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sterculia subviolacea
JSTOR Plant Science: Sterculia subviolacea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sterculia subviolacea
Plants of the World Online: Sterculia subviolacea
Tropicos: Sterculia subviolacea
Wikipedia: Sterculia subviolacea


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Sterculia subviolacea.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=194070, retrieved 28 April 2024

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