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Rhigozum zambesiacum
Also called Eastern Rhigozum, Mopane Rhigozum, Mopane Yellowthorn, Mopane Pomegranate, Pinna Leaved Rhigozum, Pinna Leaved Yellowthorn, Scrambled Egg Bush
Rhigozum zambesiacum, the Mopane yellowthorn or Zambezi yellowthorn, is a shrub or tree that is part of the Bignoniaceae family. The species is native to Botswana, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the plant occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, more specifically from the north of KwaZulu-Natal, along the Lebombo Mountains to the Limpopo River Valley. The tree also occurs in the Zambezi River Valley. This tree grows in low-lying bushveld and on rocky places.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhigozum zambesiacum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
