Derivation of specific name
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sericea: with silky appressed hairs, sericeous
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A. Chev. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130100
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Description
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Shrub or small tree with corky bark. Leaves alternate, compound, normally with 4 to 8 pairs of leaflets and a terminal leaflet. The leaves are covered in silky hairs. Flowers in pseudo-racemes mauve to purple. The pods are covered in golden-brown velvety hairs, turning grey when old. Last year's pods often remain on the tree at the next flowering time. A very attractive tree.
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A. Chev. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130100
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Frequency
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Common
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Insects whose larvae eat this plant species
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Spindasis natalensis (Natal bar) Leptotes group (Blues)
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Worldwide distribution
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Old World tropics and South Africa
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A. Chev. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=130100
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Mundulea sericea
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Mundulea sericea, the cork bush, is an attractive shrub or small tree which is found in relatively open woodlands of Africa and South Asia. It is the only member of the genus with a range extending beyond Madagascar,[1] and it resembles some African shrubs in the related genus Tephrosia.
Range
The species occurs commonly in Madagascar, southern to central Africa, India and Sri Lanka.[2] At its southern limit it is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal and northwards of the Vaal River, South Africa.[3] It has a preference for rocky slopes but is also found in savannah. The subspecies native to Madagascar is sometimes assigned to a separate species, Mundulea striata.
Description
The compound, alternate leaves are covered in silky hairs. The papilionaceous flowers are mauve to purple in colour.[2] The seed pods are up to 8 cm long, and are covered in golden brown, velvety hairs. These hairs turn grey with time, and the pods may remain on the tree up to the next flowering season, or longer. The bark of the stem and main branches is deeply grooved and corky, and contains the poison rotenone. The leaves are however browsed by animals.[3]
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References
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^ Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P.; Coates Palgrave, M. "3719.000 Mundulea (DC.) Benth., Description of the genus". Flora of Zimbabwe. zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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^ a b Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P.; Coates Palgrave, M. "Mundulea sericea (Willd.) A. Chev". Flora of Zimbabwe. zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
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^ a b Algemene gids tot BOME. Keith, Paul & Meg Coates Palgrave. 2000. ISBN 1-86872-527-8
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Mundulea sericea: Brief Summary
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Mundulea sericea, the cork bush, is an attractive shrub or small tree which is found in relatively open woodlands of Africa and South Asia. It is the only member of the genus with a range extending beyond Madagascar, and it resembles some African shrubs in the related genus Tephrosia.
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