''Hildegardia migeodii'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
. The
deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
shrub or smallish tree is an uncommon to rare endemic to the
coastal forests region of eastern Africa.
Range and habitat
It is occurs locally from southern
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
to southern
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
.
It has been found up to 250 m, or locally to 700
m a.s.l., in forest fringes, woodland and wooded grassland.
Gallery
File:Hildegardia migeodii - tree on coral (8698607736).jpg,
File:Hildegardia bark 1 (8445192862).jpg,
File:Hildegardia migeodii - leaf shape (8307117710).jpg,
File:Hildegardia migeodii - female flower (9689578479).jpg,
File:Hildegardia migeodii - staminate flower (10755486174).jpg,
File:Hildegardia migeodii - samara (10770933864).jpg,
References
Sterculioideae
Flora of Africa
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