Zambesi Gold

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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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Zambesi Gold being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Rhigozum brevispinosum
• Tabebuia nodosa
• Rhigozum obovatum
• Senna wislizeni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Bignoniaceae

Genus

Rhigozum

Species

Rhigozum zambesiacum

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