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Heteromorpha arborescens var. abyssinica (Hochst. ex Rich.) H. Wolff

Derivation of specific name

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arborescens: becoming tree-like;
abyssinica: of Abyssinia (now Ethiopia).
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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). Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl.
var. abyssinica (A. Rich.) H. Wolff Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143100
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Small to medium-sized, deciduous tree. Bark reddish-brown or purple-brown, smooth, peeling in papery sheets. Leaves 3-foliolate or pinnate with up to 9 leaflets arranged in a variable manner, often 2, 3 or 4 arising from the same point on the rhachis; leaflets variable, elliptic, ovate, obovate or sickle-shaped, very aromatic when crushed, apex tapering to rounded, often notched; margin entire or slightly crenate. Flowers small greenish or yellowish, in dense, rounded, compound umbels, appearing with the new leaves. Fruits flattened, 5-7 mm long, heart-shaped, longitudinally ridged splitting in 2, pale brown when dry. See var. montana for comparison.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl.
var. abyssinica (A. Rich.) H. Wolff Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143100
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe

Frequency

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Common
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl.
var. abyssinica (A. Rich.) H. Wolff Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143100
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe

Worldwide distribution

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From Ethiopia, through East Tropical Africa to Swaziland and South Africa as far as Eastern Cape and Free State. Also in Yemen.
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cc-by-nc
copyright
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
bibliographic citation
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.) Cham. & Schltdl.
var. abyssinica (A. Rich.) H. Wolff Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=143100
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
partner site
Flora of Zimbabwe