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Xymalos monospora
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Small dam in forest off the Woodland Rd, Vumba
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Small dam in forest off the Woodland Rd, Vumba
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Cloudlands' Forest
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Cloudlands' Forest
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Lemon wood (English) Munyamazhani (Shona) Muvheti (Shona) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Medium-sized to large tree, often coppicing from old trunks. Bark grey to brown, flaking off to reveal distinctive, often concentric markings. Leaves opposite, subopposite or alternate, broadly elliptic to obovate, 5-18 cm, dark green with translucent gland-dots; midrib and veins indented above; apex sharply tipped; margin irregularly toothed to almost entire, often rolled under. Flowers in short axillary spikes, near the ends of branches, yellowish, unisexual on different trees. Fruit ellipsoid, c. 1.5 cm, fleshy, hairless, red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | monospora: 1-seeded |
| Habitat: | In montane evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1160 - 1690 m |
| Flowering time: | Jun - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Cameroon and the Sudan southwards to East Africa and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Papilio dardanus cenea (Mocker swallowtail) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 10 January 2011 |
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comments powered by DisqusOther sources of information about Xymalos monospora:
Flora of Mozambique: Xymalos monosporaAfrican Plant Database: Xymalos monospora
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Xymalos monospora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Xymalos monospora
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Xymalos monospora
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Xymalos monospora
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Xymalos monospora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Xymalos monospora
JSTOR Plant Science: Xymalos monospora
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Xymalos monospora
Tropicos: Xymalos monospora
West African Plants database: Xymalos monospora
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