Terminalia mollis M.A. Lawson

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Near Monavale Vlei

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Synonyms:	Terminalia suberosa R.E. Fr.
Common names:	Large-leaved terminalia (English)
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Description:	Medium-sized to large deciduous tree. Leaves 16-32 × 7-13 cm, spread out along the stems or clustered at the apex of the stems, oblong to broadly-elliptic, becoming glabrous above and with pale, sometimes brownish hairs beneath. Branchlets with pitted scars, becoming thickly corky with age. Flowers in axillary spikes, cream or greenish-white, strong-smelling. Fruit 6.5-12 × 2.5-5.5 cm, 2-winged, densely hairy, pale yellowish-green, occasionally slightly pink-tinged, hanging in heavy conspicuous masses, becoming pale brown when dry.
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Derivation of specific name:	mollis: soft
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Flowering time:	Sep
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in Africa occurring in West Africa, Angola, D.R. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Literature:	Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Pages 818 - 819. (Includes a picture). *Coates Palgrave, K. et al.* (1956).** Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 140 - 143. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 263. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Exell, A.W. (1978). Combretaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 177. Fanshawe, D.B. (). District vegetation reports Division of Forest Research, Kitwe (roneo). Fanshawe, D.B. (1971). The Vegetation of Zambia. Division of Forest Research, Kitwe. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 42. Storrs, A.E.G. (1995). Know Your Trees Regional Soil Conservation Unit. Pages 293 - 295. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 172 - 173. (Includes a picture). White, F. (1962). Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia Oxford Univ. Press. Page 291. White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa. A descriptive memoir. UNESCO, Paris

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