flower and buds mopane tree colophospermum

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Flower and flower buds of Mopane Tree (Colophospermum mopane)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Mopane trees flower very briefly in mid-summer. They have no nectar or scent and are wind-pollinated. The species serves as foodplant for the mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina).


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