Hippobromus pauciflorus Radlk.

Species

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Characteristics

Aromatic, small tree or shrub, monoecious or polygamous, up to 5 m high. Leaves paripinnate, rachises winged, leaflets sessile, subopposite, obovate, margins entire, toothed above. Flowers in axillary panicles, golden-velvety. Sepals 5, unequal, elliptic, concave, ciliate. Petals 5, shorter than sepals, obovate, without scales, imbricate. Disc thick, annular. Stamens 8, arising within disc, longer than calyx; filaments terete, anthers oblong. Ovary 3-locular, subglobose, with 2 ovules in each locule; style short, thick, stigma 3-angled. Flowering time July-Nov. Fruit globose. Seeds flattened, without an aril.
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A small to medium sized tree. It is usually 3-9 m tall and slender. The trunk is 15-20 cm across. The leaves are alternate and compound. There are 3-6 pairs of leaflets. These are oval and 0.8-5 cm long and almost opposite. The midrib is winged. They are usually unequal-sided and narrow to the base. The flowers are small and yellow. They are in short velvety panicles in the axils of leaves. The fruit is round and the size of a pea. The seed is black.
Monoecious or polygamous, aromatic, small tree to 5 m, velvety on young parts. Leaves paripinnate, rachis winged, leaflets obovate, toothed above, margins slightly revolute. Flowers in axillary panicles, golden velvety. Fruits globose.
Tree, up to 5 m high. Leaves pinnate, leaflets suboppo-site, margins entire, serrate or toothed, reflexed. Flowers in dense panicles; red.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
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Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.2
Mature height (meter) 5.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows from sea level to 1200 m altitude in South Africa.
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Soil humidity 1-3
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is not edible but when the leaves or fruit are beaten in water they make a froth which is eaten by children. It can cause vomiting. CAUTION: It could be poisonous.
Uses medicinal poison social use
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Images

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Distribution

Hippobromus pauciflorus world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Conservation status

Hippobromus pauciflorus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:783376-1
WFO ID wfo-0001134987
COL ID 3LZJV
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Synonyms

Rhus pauciflora Weinmannia dioica Rhus alata Hypelate dentata Rhus alatum Hippobromus pauciflorus Hippobromus alata Melicocca dentata Stadmannia dentata