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Salacia luebbertii
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Ncamasere, Okavango Panhandle
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| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrublet up to 1 m tall, hairless and without latex; stems with paired raised lines, olive-green when young, becoming quadrangular and reddish-purple. Leaves sub-opposite or alternate, lanceolate to oblong-elliptic, 3-5.5 cm long, glossy deep green above, paler dull green beneath; margin entire; petiole 1-2 mm long; stipules very small but persistent. Flowers solitary, axillary, bisexual, 6-8 mm in diameter, yellowish-green; pedicels 5-8 mm long. Disk convex with 5-lobed margin; style shortly pyramidal. Fruit globose, 2.6-3 cm in diameter, smooth, pale orange to red when ripe. |
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| Habitat: | In mixed woodland and thickets on Kalahari sand. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia |
| Botswana distribution: | N |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 6 October 2020 |
| Literature: |
Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 40. Robson, N.K.B. (1966). Celastraceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Pages 397 - 398. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Salacia luebbertiiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Salacia luebbertii
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Salacia luebbertii
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JSTOR Plant Science: Salacia luebbertii
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Salacia luebbertii
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