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Taxon:  Colophospermum mopane (Kirk ex Benth.) Kirk ex J. Léonard



Summary
Genus:
Colophospermum
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Detarioideae
Nomen number:
11181
Place of publication:
Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 19:390. 1949
Verified:
11/17/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Copaifera mopane Kirk ex Benth.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Copaiba mopane (Kirk ex Benth.) Kuntze
Hardwickia mopane (Kirk ex Benth.) Breteler et al.

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Reference(s)
  1. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  2. Breteler, F. J. et al. 1997. Colophospermum reduced to Hardwickia (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae). Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 19:279-291. Note: = Hardwickia mopane (Kirk ex Benth.) Breteler et al.
  3. Carrisso, L. W. et al., eds. 1937-. Conspectus florae angolensis.
  4. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa.
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Colophospermum+mopane&quantity=1
  6. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  7. Léonard, J. 1999. Colophospermum n'est pas synonyme d'Hardwickia (Caesalpiniaceae). Conclusion d'une méthode objective de travail. Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 67:21-43.
  8. Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika.
  9. National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
  10. Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
  11. Potgieter, M. J. & D. C. J. Wessels. 1998. The anatomy and morphology of petioles and leaflets of Hardwickia mopane (Leguminosae: Caesalpiniodeae). S. African J. Bot. 64(5):281-289.
  12. Smith, P. P. et al. 1998. (1372) Proposal to conserve the name Colophospermum against Hardwickia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae). Taxon 47:751-752. URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
  13. Timberlake, J. R. 1999. Colophospermum mopane: an overview of current knowledge. African plants: biodiversity, taxonomy and uses 565-571.
Common names
English
balsamtree –
butterfly-tree –
mopane –
turpentine-tree –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola s.
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola (s.), Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa [Limpopo]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage Timberlake, J. R. 1999. Colophospermum mopane: an overview of current knowledge. African plants: biodiversity, taxonomy and uses 565-571.
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Invertebrate foodedible insects/caterpillars/larvaesource of mopane wormsTimberlake, J. R. 1999. Colophospermum mopane: an overview of current knowledge. African plants: biodiversity, taxonomy and uses 565-571.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicinesfolklorefide SAfr J Bot 64(5):281. 1998, as Hardwickia mopanePotgieter, M. J. & D. C. J. Wessels. 1998. The anatomy and morphology of petioles and leaflets of Hardwickia mopane (Leguminosae: Caesalpiniodeae). S. African J. Bot. 64(5):281-289.


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