Monotes mutetetwa P.A.Duvign.

Catarino, L., Martins, E. S., Abreu, J. A. & Figueira, R., 2013, Revision of the family Dipterocarpaceae in Angola, Blumea 57 (3), pp. 263-274 : 270

19. Monotes mutetetwa P.A.Duvign.

Monotes mutetetwa P.A.Duvign. (1949) 58. — Syntypes: Duvigneaud 840 M (BR, seen in JSTOR), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenge , 6 May 1948; Duvigneaud 954 M (BR, seen in JSTOR), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kahemba, 1948.

Shrub or small tree up to 6 m tall in Angola (8–15 m elsewhere, Duvigneaud 1949). Leaves 8–15 by 5–12 cm, broadly elliptical, ovate or oblong; rounded to cordate at the base, typically acuminate at the apex, but often rounded to slightly emarginate, upper surface with an indumentum of simple hairs, lower surface with the nerves and veins prominent, tomentose, with flexuous hairs in the nerves and veins, not masking the interreticular areoles, which are covered with stellate hairs mixed with yellow glands, 14–18 pairs of lateral nerves; petiole 1–2 cm long. Inflorescences condensed, 3– 6 cm long, multi-flowered. Flowers with sepals 2– 3 mm long, sericeous, petals 5 mm long, sericeous-pilose, anthers shortly mucronate. Fruits subglobose, conical at the apex, c. 1 cm diam; wings narrowly obovate 2–3 by 1–1.5 cm.

Ecology — In Isoberlinia­Brachystegia woodlands, and in subxerophytic bushland; altitude 1200–1300 m.

Distribution — LN: Machado ANG.VI.54­40 (LISC). – LS: Exell & Mendonça 1154 (COI, LISC), 1155, 1223 (COI), 1230, 1404, 1517 (LISC); Gossweiler 11394, 11609, 11737 (LISC), 11544 (COI, LISC). – MO: Almeida 537:Fl., 539:Fl. (LISC); Exell & Mendonça 1517, 1638 (COI, LISC); Monteiro, Santos & Murta 509, 510 (LISC); Teixeira & Pedro 7577 (LISC). Also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Vernacular name — mubalangongo ( Almeida 539:Fl.).

Note — Monotes mutetetwa has affinities with M. dasyanthus , see note under this species.