Hildegardia migeodii

Hildegardia migeodii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. The dioecious and deciduous shrub or smallish tree is an uncommon to rare endemic to the coastal forests region of eastern Africa.

Hildegardia migeodii
H. migeodii at Pemba Bay, with inflated, single to 5-follicled samaras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hildegardia
Species:
H. migeodii
Binomial name
Hildegardia migeodii
Synonyms[1]
  • Erythropsis migeodii (Exell) Ridl.
  • Firmiana migeodii Exell

Range and habitat

It is occurs locally from southern Tanzania to southern Mozambique.[1] It has been found up to 250 m, or locally to 700 m a.s.l., in forest fringes, woodland and wooded grassland.[2]

  • habit
  • bark texture
  • shiny, cordate leaves
  • pistillate flower
  • staminate flower
  • An opened desiccated follicle of the samara containing one seed

References
  1. Hyde, Mark; et al. (2018). "Hildegardia migeodii (Exell) Kosterm". Flora of Mozambique. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. "Hildegardia migeodii (Exell) Kosterm". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & SANBI. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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