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Small False Mopane

Guibourtia conjugata

Also called Small Bastard Mopane, Small Copalwood, Small Mock Mopane

Small False Mopane is a small to medium-sized tree from southern Africa, grown mainly for its shade and timber rather than as a garden plant. It needs a warm, seasonally dry climate with plenty of sun.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during the establishing years, then rely on seasonal rain once established.
Soil
Well-drained soil, sandy or loamy.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Trop. & S. Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Guibourtia conjugata is a species of small to medium-sized trees from family Fabaceae that can be found in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The plants are growing in woods and along the river banks of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The plant is 9 meters tall, with the leaves that can range from 3–5 cm in length and are ovated and a bit curved. The plant's flowers are either white or yellow coloured and are 5 mm in diameter. Their apex is rounded and is hairless.

Other Guibourtia plants

Guibourtia arnoldiana · Rhodesian copalwood · Black Hyedua · Guibourtia schliebenii · Guibourtia sousae · Akume · African Rosewoods

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guibourtia conjugata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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