Upper and lower surface of leaf; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Section of inflorescence; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1476
Date of entry: 13.12.2010
Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2111)
Order: Sapindales (67)
Family: Anacardiaceae (19)(family description)
Genus: Rhus (5)
Epithet: chirindensis Baker f. (1)
Synonyms: Rhus chirendensis R. & A. Fernandes, Rhus legatii Schönland
chirindensis => of the Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe
legatii => in honor of Charles Edward Legat (1876-1966), Scottish Chief Conservator of Forests in South Africa
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: beige, white
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