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Strychnos madagascariensis
General Info – summary This ecologically useful Tree is up to 8m high with smooth pale brown bark. The simple, glossy, entire Leaves are decussate. Stipules are reduced to ridges between petioles. The cymose inflorescence has small white bisexual, regular Flowers with 5 stamens, a superior ovary and a style with an oblong stigma. Many […]
Strelitzia nicolai
Strelitzia nicolai General Info – summary Banana-like Tree and ringed woody unbranched stem and fan-shaped crown to 12m high. Simple Leaves are distichous to (1,8 x 0,6m). Big compound inflorescence has bisexual & irregular Flowers in a spathe. Each flower has 3 (1 short) white protruding sepals and 2 of 3 blue petals form an […]
Sterculia rogersii
Sterculia rogersii General Info – summary This squat, deciduous and monoecious Tree has a sparse crown, flaking bark & is up to 8m high. Simple Leaves are 3-5 lobed with a cordate base. Flowers. Sepals are petaloid with distinctive red streaks. Petals are absent. Male: staminal tube + many stamens. Female: Superior ovary with carpels […]
Sterculia murex.
Sterculia murex General Info – summary. Tree is up to 18m high, has a rounded canopy. Rough bark in segments or vertically fissured. Palmately compound Leaves have up to 9 hairy leaflets. Stipules and petiolules are absent. The unisexual Flowers are in panicles and lack petals. The petaloid calyx has distinctive red streaks. The superior […]
Stadmannia oppositifolia
Stadmannia oppositifolia subsp. rhodesica General Info – summary This monoecious small to medium sized Tree – to 8m high in SA – taller further north. The distinctive bark has roughly mottled flakes. Paripinnate Leaves lack stipules and the up to 4 pairs of leaflets are opposite and asymmetric base. Tiny unisexual, scented, 5-merous, racemose and […]
Spirostachys africana
Spirostachys africana General Info – Summary Monoecious Tree with a straight trunk is up to 10m high. Poisonous white milky latex is present. Simple Leaves may turn bright red before falling and have crenate margins with 2 glands at the leaf base. Tiny unisexual, regular Flowers in spikes lack petals. Male: 3 exerted stamens but […]