Zanthoxylum humile (E.A.Bruce) P.G.Waterman
NE Indigenous

Morphological description

Deciduous shrub up to 2 m. high; branches and rhachis of the leaves cinereous-tomentose or pubescent or glabrescent, ± densely aculeate, aculei on the stems straight or ± recurved, 2-8 mm long, greyish or reddish, those of the rhachis recurved and up to 2 mm long; branches with terminal buds protected by cottony scales. Leaves 4-16 cm long; rhachis terete, rarely slightly grooved above. Leaflets chartaceous, sessile, (4)6-12(14)-jugate, opposite or alternate, the distal ones smaller, the terminal one usually present (rarely aborted), 0.8-2.5 x 0.5-1.2 cm, elliptic to broadly elliptic or ovate, slightly asymmetric, with pellucid gland-dots in the marginal sinuses only, obtuse or rounded at the apex, margin crenulate, rounded or almost cuneate at the base; lateral nerves 3-4 pairs. Inflorescence of racemes 1-3 cm long, borne on branches of the previous year before or with the leaves but not or very rarely in the axils of the latter. Flowers 5-merous. Male flowers: pedicels 1-1.5 mm long; sepals 5, slightly united at the base, 0-6 mm long, persistent on the fruit; petals 5, 3-4 x 1-1.3 mm, imbricate, narrowly elliptic; stamens 5, with linear filaments c. 3 mm long; anthers 1.5 mm long, narrowly oblong, basifixed, deeply 2-lobed at the base and laterally dehiscent; ovary vestigial, on a short gynophore. Female flowers: sessile or subsessile; staminodes 5, reduced to the abortive anthers at the base of a short gynophore; ovary c. 1 mm long, ovoid, oblique, 1-locular, 2-ovulate; style 1 mm long, lateral, incurved; stigma subglobose. Fruit 4-5 mm in diam., subglobose, gland-dotted. Seed black, shiny. From: Mendonça, FdeA. 1963. 40. Rutaceae. Fl. Zambes. 2(1): 180-210. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments & Administrations, London. [CC BY]

Shrub, up to 2 m high. Spines, when present, down-curved. Rhachis of leaves on sterile and fertile shoots pubescent. Flowers 5(-6)-merous, in racemes. Flowers yellow. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

In Colophospermum mopane woodland. From: Mendonça, FdeA. 1963. 40. Rutaceae. Fl. Zambes. 2(1): 180-210. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments & Administrations, London. [CC BY]

Bushveld and mopane veld. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Transvaal. From: Mendonça, FdeA. 1963. 40. Rutaceae. Fl. Zambes. 2(1): 180-210. Crown Agents for Oversea Governments & Administrations, London. [CC BY]

Flowering time

October to November

Altitude

270 to 770 m

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Zanthoxylum humile (E.A.Bruce) P.G.Waterman
Synonym(s)

Fagara humilis E.A.Bruce


Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

FAMILY Rutaceae

SUBFAMILY Aurantioideae

SPECIES humile

27 results for Zanthoxylum humile (E.A.Bruce) P.G.Waterman

Specimen records

Barcode: PRE0256857-0 Collector(s) & number: Gerstner, J, 6034 | 1946-3-2

South Africa, Limpopo, Messina, Vanetzi River.

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Barcode: PRE0256856-0 Collector(s) & number: Lamont, 25 | 1948-11-

South Africa, Limpopo, Letaba District. Kruger National Park. Shingwedzi Camp near Rangers House.

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Barcode: PRE0839975-0 Collector(s) & number: Codd, LEW, 4579 | 1948-10-31

South Africa, Limpopo, Pafuri District: Kruger National Park; 13 miles North East of Punda Maria.

General notes: Conf: J.J. Meyer Det: E.A. Bruce

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Barcode: PRE0548364-0 Collector(s) & number: Durand, BJ, B 7 | 1974-12-6

South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park Malonga Regs van pad naby fontein na afdraaipad.

General notes: Klipperige sandgrond op koppie. Struik wat in oop veld of onder bome voorkom. Die plante was hot in die grond dood en het weer uitgeloop.

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Barcode: PRE0256859-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 1040 | 1952-10-18

South Africa, Transvaal, Olifants River Camp.

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Barcode: PRE0697946-0 Collector(s) & number: Fourie, SJ, 3284 | 1985-12-12

South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park, (Punda Maria) Madsaringwe.

General notes: ex TVL. Nat. Cons. Herbarium. Detby: A. Balsinhas.

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Barcode: PRE0256861-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 3807 | 1954-5-24

South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park. Malonga.

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Barcode: PRE0538035-0 Collector(s) & number: Khorommbi, C, 1003 | 1979--1

South Africa, Limpopo, VENDA; KLEIN TSHIPISE; ON RD. TO MASISI AT FIRST TURN-OFF TO LEFT AFTER SPRINGS

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Barcode: PRE0756077-0 Collector(s) & number: McMurtry, DM, 10012 | 2001-7-21

South Africa, Limpopo, Venda. E of Tshipise. E of Nwanedi Reserve. At T-junction to 'Big-Tree' - an extremely large Adansonia.

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Barcode: PRE0656933-0 Collector(s) & number: Botha, DJ, 3389 | 1984-2-28

South Africa, Limpopo, MESSINA; ESMEFOUR; PLAAS BOSBOKPOORT

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Barcode: PRE0815915-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, P, BSA 2017 | 1994-3-31

South Africa, Limpopo, Soutpansberg: Tshikondeni Mine; On road between Tshikondeni Mine and Exploration Camp.

General notes: FAA: 3077 Det: J.E. Victor

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Barcode: PRE0256858-0 Collector(s) & number: Letty, CL, 68 | 1934-10-

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park. Skukuza near Skukuza.

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Barcode: PRE0554676-0 Collector(s) & number: Durand, BJ, B 3 | 1974-12-5

South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park Shigwidzi op Koppie. Wildtuin.

General notes: Klipperige sandgrond op koppie. Struik wat in oop veld of onder bome voorkom. Die plante was tot in die grond dood en het weer uitge loop.

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Barcode: PRE0256862-0 Collector(s) & number: Obermeyer, AA, 347 | 1932-11-

South Africa, Limpopo, Zoutpansberg District. Elsteg Farm W of Louis Trichardt behind Stegmans Homestead.

Data Resource: BODATSA View record

Barcode: PRE0891700-0 Collector(s) & number: Harris, T, 2067 | 2006-3-1

South Africa, Limpopo, Sagole area, on road between Muswodi and Mutele A.

General notes: Sandy Mopane Woodland. Tribal land. Dark brown loam sand. Plant height: 2-2.5 m. Paired black down-curving thorns. Compound leaf imparipinately. Rachis hairy.

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Barcode: PRE0256854-0 Collector(s) & number: Lamont, H, 25 | 1950-6-18

South Africa, Limpopo, Louis Trichardt District. Shingwizi.

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Barcode: PRE0256860-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 458 | 1952-3-31

South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park. Skukuza Gastehuis.

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Barcode: PRE0255386-0 Collector(s) & number: Codd, LEW, 4671 | 1948-11-4

South Africa, Limpopo, LETABA DIST; KRUGER NAT. PARK; 4.5 MI. S. OF SHINGWEDZI CAMP

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Barcode: PRE0548365-0 Collector(s) & number: Durand, BJ, B 3 | 1974-12-5

South Africa, Limpopo, Kruger National Park. Shingwidzi Ruskam Koppie. Wildtuin.

General notes: Klipperige sandgrond op koppie. Struik wat in oop veld of onder bome voorkom. Die plante was hot in die grond dood en het weer uitge loop.

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Observation records

Date: 12/22/2021 12:52:12 PM

Limpopo, South Africa

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Date: 7/10/2020 12:31:46 PM

Limpopo

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Date: 10/28/2020 8:53:04 AM

Limpopo, South Africa

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Date: 5/25/2022 1:44:55 PM

Limpopo, South Africa

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Date: 1/2/2017 3:46:00 PM

Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Date: 4/22/2019 11:18:12 AM

Limpopo

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Date: 4/1/2021 7:59:46 AM

Limpopo, South Africa

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Date: 12/13/2022 4:56:38 PM

Limpopo, South Africa

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Plant occurence records per dataset

Plant occurence records per year

Occurrence records map

This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations

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1997

SERIES

Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJ

Strelitzia 6: 1-681

National Botanical Institute, Pretoria

1975

PERIODICAL/JOURNAL

Waterman, PG

Taxon 24:

1963

FLORA

40. Rutaceae Mendonça, FdeA

Flora Zambesiaca 2(1)180-210

Crown Agents for Oversea Governments & Administrations, London

No results found for Zanthoxylum humile (E.A.Bruce) P.G.Waterman

Status

Status and criteria

NE

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