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Colophospermum mopane (Mopane, Mopani,
Turpentine tree)
Mopanie (Afr.); Mohlanare (Northern Sotho);
Mophane (Tswana)
Life
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> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Eudicotyledons > Core Eudicots > Rosids >
Eurosid I > Fabales > Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
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Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) trees with
leaves in winter colours, Kruger National Park, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Colosphermum mopane in flower near the
viewing platform at Masuma Dam, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. [photo
Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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Colosphermum mopane, Hot Springs, Save
valley, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
Colosphermum mopane, on path to campsite,
Sinamatella, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe] |
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Gonimbrasia belina (Mopane worm) feeding on
Mopane leaves, Kamanjab, Namibia. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
A Chacma baboon (Papio
hamadryas) high in a large Mopane (Colophospermum mopane)
tree, eating the green seed pods. Summer. Kruger National Park, South
Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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An Elephant (Loxodonta
africana) browsing Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) leaves,
Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
Links
Publications
- Potgieter, M. J. & D. C. J. Wessels. 1998. The
anatomy and morphology of petioles and leaflets of
Hardwickia mopane (Leguminosae: Caesalpiniodeae). S.
African J. Bot. 64(5):281–289.
- Timberlake, J. R. 1999. Colophospermum mopane:
an overview of current knowledge. In: Timberlake, J. &
S. Kativu, eds., African plants: biodiversity, taxonomy
and uses, pp. 565–571.
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