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Vangueriopsis lanciflora
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Cleveland Dam, nr to carpark
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Cleveland Dam, nr to carpark
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Domboshawa, Sacred forest
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Mukuvisi Woodland
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Silveira House, Chisawasha
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Harava Dam
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| Synonyms: |
Canthium lanciflorum Hiern Canthium platyphyllum Hiern Vangueria lateritia Dinter |
| Common names: | False wild medlar (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small deciduous tree with stiff branches. Bark grey, flaking to expose a brownish-pink or rusty-red underbark. Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptic, 5-22 cm long, discolorous, roughly pubescent above, densely grey or yellowish hairy beneath; petiole 5-15 mm long. Stipules triangular, thick, up to 9 mm long, joined as a sheath at the base, densely hairy. Inflorescences on the leafless nodes of older branches, often branched, densely yellowish velvety. Corolla whitish or yellow-green; lobes reflexed, linear-lanceolate, 20-25 mm long, hairy on the outside. Fruit 2-4 cm long, rounded, compressed, crowned by the calyx limb, sparsely pubescent. |
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| Habitat: | In sandy soils in woodland or wooded grassland, often on rocky outcrops. |
| Flowering time: | Jul - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Angola. |
| Botswana distribution: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 11 October 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. (1998). Rubiaceae, Part 2 Flora Zambesiaca 5(2) Pages 305 - 306. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 939. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1083. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 392 - 395. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, M. (1989). Guide to the trees and shrubs of the Mukuvisi Woodlands ?publisher. Page 27. Curtis, B.A. & Mannheimer, C.A. (2005). Tree Atlas of Namibia National Botanic Research Institute, Windhoek Page 617. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 106. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 276. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 206 - 207. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1967). The influence of copper content of the soil on trees and shrubs of Molly South Hill, Mangula Kirkia 6(1) Pages 63 - 84. Kamumvuri, G. (ed.) (2004). Plants of Zimbabwe Report No. 1 National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 24. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 75. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 94. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 99. Setshogo, M.P. & Venter, F. (2003). Trees of Botswana: names and distribution SABONET Report No. 18 Southern African Botanical Diversity Network, Pretoria Page 119. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 224. Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 274 - 275. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (2013). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa (Second edition) Struik, South Africa Pages 322 - 323. (Includes a picture). |
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