Biology:Markhamia obtusifolia

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Short description: Species of plant

Markhamia obtusifolia
Markhamia obtusifolia Tree.jpg
Markhamia obtusifolia tree
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Markhamia
Species:
M. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Markhamia obtusifolia
(Baker) Sprague[2][3]
Synonyms[4]
  • Dolichandrone obtusifolia Baker
  • Markhamia lanata K.Schum.
  • Markhamia paucifoliolata De Wild.
  • Markhamia verdickii De Wild.

Markhamia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is found in Southern Africa.[5]

This species usually grows as a shrub or small to medium tree, reaching heights of 5–15 m. Found in sparsely treed areas, such as fields. Flowers are yellow, and fruit is a long capsule shape.[6]

Flowers
Fruit capsules

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Markhamia obtusifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T146201827A146201829. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146201827A146201829.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/146201827/146201829. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. "Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110021-1. 
  3. "Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000779030. 
  4. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-317572, retrieved 8 February 2017 
  5. Sprague, T. A. (1919). "Dolichandrone and Markhamia". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) 1919 (8): 302–314. doi:10.2307/4107551. https://zenodo.org/record/1449862. 
  6. Flora of Mozambique

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3294345 entry