Fire damage to Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) trees in north-eastern Namibia.

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2003

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Namibian Scientific Society.

Abstract

The nuts of the Mangetti, Schinziophyton rautanenii, are an important food source for a number of rural communities. The environment in which the tree grows, however, is subject to frequent burning. A number of trees have been seen with a characteristic inverted U-shaped fire lesion on the base of the trunk. A collapsed trunk as well as a vertical scar in the same tree showed that heavy branches or a second trunk may collapse under their own weight, thus providing a point for fire entry.

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Mangetti - Namibia, Schinziophyton rautanenii - Namibia, Burning of trees - Namibia

Citation

Graz, F. P. (2003). Fire damage to Schinziophyton rautanenii (Schinz) trees in north-eastern Namibia. Dinteria, 28, 39-43.