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Faurea saligna

Synonyms: Faurea saligna xanthoneura; Faurea usambarensis

Wikipedia Abstract

Faurea saligna is a graceful, semi-deciduous tree of the Proteaceae family growing to about 10 metres, or up to 20 metres under forest conditions. Found from tropical Africa south to the Transvaal, Swaziland and Natal, often in large communities on sandy soil and along stream beds. \n* Bark \n* Autumn colours \n* 1. Portion of spike with unexpanded flowers 2. Petal and stamen 3. Pistil and squamae 4. Ovary laid open to show the solitary ovule 5. Nut with persistent style
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  1660 lbf (753 kgf) Medium

Predators

Cinnyris manoensis (Miombo Double-collared Sunbird)[2]
Cinnyris mediocris (Eastern double-collared sunbird)[2]
Ledaspis distincta[3]
Saissetia carnosa[3]
Separaspis proteae[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0