Faurea intermedia Engl. & Gilg

Flora Zambesiaca. Vol. 9, Part 3. Polygonaceae-Myriaceae. Pope GV, Polhill RM, Martins ES. 2006.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Perianth

Perianth cream with a greenish or slight brown tinge, 0.9–1.1 mm long, pubescent on the outside with appressed hairs becoming denser towards the shortly bulbous apex Perianth cream with a greenish or slight brown tinge, 0.9–1.1 mm long, pubescent on the outside with appressed hairs becoming denser towards the shortly bulbous apex.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers

Anthers 2 mm long Anthers 2 mm long.

Morphology General Scales

Hypogynous scales deltoid, less than 1 mm long. Hypogynous scales deltoid, less than 1 mm long.

Ecology

In miombo woodland up to 1400 (1800) m.

Note

A specimen of this species from Zimbabwe is said to exist in the Dehn collection in Munich (ref. Suessenguth & Merxmüller, Trans. Rhod. Sci. Assoc. 43 (1951)). However no other specimens of F. intermedia have been seen from Zimbabwe, which lies outside the known range of the distribution of the species. Perhaps further collecting will prove otherwise. The grey pubescence on the young branchlets, the shape and indumentum of the leaves and the relatively small flowers help to distinguish F. intermedia from the other species.

Distribution

Also in Angola, Dem. Rep. Congo and S. Tanzania. In miombo woodland up to 1400 (1800) m. ZAM N, ZAM W, ZAM C, ZAM S Zambia

Morphology General Habit

Usually a small tree up to 12 m in height, with a rounded or pyramidal crown. Usually a small tree up to 12 m in height, with a rounded or pyramidal crown

Morphology Branches

Young branchlets densely grey pubescent, with some spreading hairs. Young branchlets densely grey pubescent, with some spreading hairs

Morphology Leaves

Leaves shiny above, paler and greyish beneath, ± lanceolate, up to 12.5 cm long and 3.2 cm wide, 3–4 times as long as broad, tapering to an acute apex with a mucronate tip and tapering to a ± decurrent base; venation clearly visible on both surfaces and prominent on the upper surface, secondary veins subparallel and connected by intramarginal loops; surface glabrous above except for a dense covering of spreading hairs on the base of the midrib, lower surface with short appressed hairs becoming denser towards the base, also with longer spreading grey hairs towards the base especially on the midrib. Leaves shiny above, paler and greyish beneath, ± lanceolate, up to 12.5 cm long and 3.2 cm wide, 3–4 times as long as broad, tapering to an acute apex with a mucronate tip and tapering to a ± decurrent base; venation clearly visible on both surfaces and prominent on the upper surface, secondary veins subparallel and connected by intramarginal loops; surface glabrous above except for a dense covering of spreading hairs on the base of the midrib, lower surface with short appressed hairs becoming denser towards the base, also with longer spreading grey hairs towards the base especially on the midrib

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Spikes usually dense, up to 15 cm long but usually shorter to about 9 cm, terminal; peduncle somewhat ridged, usually densely pubescent to tomentose; bracts subtending flowers very small, cupuliform. Spikes usually dense, up to 15 cm long but usually shorter to about 9 cm, terminal; peduncle somewhat ridged, usually densely pubescent to tomentose; bracts subtending flowers very small, cupuliform