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Choristylis rhamnoides
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Choristylis shirensis Baker f. |
| Common names: | False dogwood (English) False shiny-leaf (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common in E Highlands |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Usually a shrub with long drooping branches, sometimes scrambling or climbing. Leaves alternate, lighter underneath, margins serrate tipped with small black glands; young branches reddish-brown; flowers axillary in dense clusters, small, greenish-yellow. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | rhamnoides: resembling a species of Rhamnus |
| Habitat: | A species of evergreen forest margins and rocky outcrops in associated grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Burundi, DRC, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
| Growth form: | S |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 2 November 2005 |
| Literature: |
Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 241. Schmidt, E., Lötter, M. & McCleland, W. (2002). Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park Jacana, Johannesburg, S Africa Pages 132 - 133. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Van Wyk, P. (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik, South Africa Pages 142 - 143. (Includes a picture). Verdcourt, B. (1983). Escalloniaceae FZ 7(1) Pages 1 - 3. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Choristylis rhamnoidesAfrican Plant Database: Choristylis rhamnoides
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Choristylis rhamnoides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Choristylis rhamnoides
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Choristylis rhamnoides
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Choristylis rhamnoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Choristylis rhamnoides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Choristylis rhamnoides
Tropicos: Choristylis rhamnoides
West African Plants database: Choristylis rhamnoides
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