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Mopani can be: * ''Colophospermum mopane'', a tree species found in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Angola and Malawi * ''Gonimbrasia belina'', an emperor moth caterpillar that lives in the mopani (mopane) tree * Mopani District Municipality, South Africa * Mopani Copper Mine Mopani Copper Mines PLC (also known as Mopani) is a Zambian company that produces and sells copper and cobalt to the international market, being one of the biggest mines and exporters in the world. After being owned by ZCCM Investment Holdings ...

Colophospermum Mopane
''Colophospermum mopane'', commonly called mopane, mopani, butterfly tree, turpentine tree, or balsam tree, is a tree in the legume family (Fabaceae), that grows in hot, dry, low-lying areas, in elevation, in parts of Southern Africa. The tree only occurs in Africa and is the only species in genus ''Colophospermum''. Its distinctive butterfly-shaped (bifoliate) leaf and thin kidney-shaped/nearly semi-circular seed pod make it easy to identify. Though hard and dense and difficult to work with, it is valued timber in all sorts of construction due to its termite tolerance. Together with camel thorn and leadwood, one of the three regionally important firewood trees, due to the enduring heat, and these woods are also some of the preferred use culinarily for braai. Range and habitat The mopane is found on low-lying ground from (Mozambique) to (Zimbabwe). Mopane ecoregions Native to Southern Africa, its habitat is divided crudely into two regions: the "Angola region", i.e., ...
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Gonimbrasia Belina
''Gonimbrasia belina'' is a species of emperor moth which is native to the warmer parts of southern Africa. Its large edible caterpillar, known as the mopane worm, madora, amacimbi “pigeon moth”, masonja or Seboko sa Mongana, feeds primarily but not exclusively on mopane tree leaves. Mopane worms are an important source of protein for many in the region. The species was first scientifically described by John O. Westwood in 1849. Vernacular names The mopane worm is so-called in English because it is usually found on the mopane tree, ''Colophospermum mopane''. Other vernacular names for the caterpillars include: * Botswana ** Kalanga: ''mashonja'' ** * South Africa ** ** (colloq) ** ** or ** ** Tswana: * Zambia ** ''muyaya'' (believed to be the mopane worm)Silow, C.A. 1976. Edible and Other Insects of Mid-western Zambia. Studies in Ethno-entomology II. Occ. Pap. V. Inst.Allm. Jamforand. Etnogr., Uppsala, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksell, pp. 64–69. (Quoted ch.17 ...
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Mopani District Municipality
The Mopani District Municipality (; ) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the district is Giyani. According to the 2016 Community Survey, it had a population of 1,159,185. The district code is DC33. After the 12th amendment to the Constitution of South Africa, parts of the Bohlabela District Municipality were incorporated into Mopani. Geography Neighbours Mopani is surrounded by: * the republic of Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ... to the east * Ehlanzeni (DC32) to the south * Sekhukhune (DC35) to the south-west * Capricorn (DC35) to the west * Vhembe (DC34) to the north Local municipalities The district contains the following local municipalities: Demographics The following statistics are from the ...
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